1936 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1936 are 89 or 90 years old this year and turn 90 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1936 will belong to The Silent Generation. 1936 is the Year of the Fire Rat π and belongs to The Silent Generation.
- Age this year
- Turns 90
- Chinese zodiac
- π Fire Rat
- Generation
- π» Silent Generation
- Leap year
- Yes (366 days)
- Jan 1, 1936
- Wednesday
- Chinese New Year
- January 24
How old is someone born in 1936?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1936 is 89 or 90 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1936
- 10 in 1946
- 18 in 1954
- 21 in 1957
- 30 in 1966
- 40 in 1976
- 50 in 1986
- 60 in 1996
- 70 in 2006
- 80 in 2016
- 90 in 2026
- 100 in 2036
1936 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Rat π
1936 is a Fire Rat year (Yang). The 1936 Chinese zodiac year began on January 24, 1936 and ended on February 10, 1937. People born in January or early February 1936, before Chinese New Year on January 24, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Pig.
The Rat is the first animal of the Chinese zodiac. People born in Rat years are traditionally described as clever, resourceful and quick to spot an opportunity, with a knack for making the most of what they have.
People with the Fire element are traditionally described as passionate, dynamic and bold.
What generation is 1936?
People born in 1936 are part of The Silent Generation, which covers birth years 1928β1945.
The Silent Generation was born between the Great Depression and the end of World War II. A 1951 Time magazine essay gave the generation its name, describing young people who worked hard and kept their heads down.
Famous people born in 1936
- December 17, 1936266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936β2025)
- September 29, 1936Italian media tycoon and politician (1936β2023)
- October 5, 1936Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936β2011)
- August 29, 1936American politician (1936β2018)
- March 28, 1936Peruvian, Spanish and Dominican novelist and writer (1936β2025)
- August 18, 1936American actor and director (1936β2025)
- March 10, 19368th President of the International Federation of Association Football
- March 18, 19367th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994
- September 3, 1936Tunisian politician
- January 28, 1936Albanian writer (1936β2024)
- May 9, 1936British actress and politician (1936β2023)
- January 10, 1936American astronomer (born 1936)
- May 17, 1936American actor and film director (1936β2010)
- November 9, 1936Soviet-Latvian chess player (1936-1992)
- June 25, 19363rd President of Indonesia (1998β1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia (1998)
- July 16, 1936Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008
- August 1, 1936French fashion designer (1936β2008)
- February 11, 1936American actor (1936β2018)
- June 23, 1936American spiritual writer (born 1936)
- September 7, 1936American rock and roll singer (1936β1959)
- August 21, 1936American basketball player (1936β1999)
- March 11, 1936German virologist and professor emeritus (1936β2023)
- June 8, 1936Nobel prize winning US physicist
- September 26, 1936South African activist and politician (1936-2018)
- March 19, 1936Swiss actress
- January 28, 1936American actor (born 1936)
- January 27, 1936Chinese-American physicist
- April 23, 1936American musician (1936 β1988)
- September 21, 1936Russian politician (1936β2019)
- June 22, 1936American country singer, songwriter and actor (1936-2024)
- October 10, 1936German physicist
- December 29, 1936American actress and television producer (1936-2017)
- May 9, 1936British actor (1936β2019)
- August 20, 1936Japanese scientist (1936β2026)
- June 30, 1936French Algerian writer, translator and film director (1936-2015)
- May 21, 1936German American biologist (1999 Nobel Prize)
- January 27, 1936American physicist
- April 29, 1936Indian conductor
- January 22, 1936American chemist, physicist
- September 24, 1936American puppeteer (1936β1990)
- December 8, 1936American actor (1936β2009)
- August 24, 1936British writer (1936β2023)
- November 8, 1936Italian actress (1936β2014)
- March 28, 1936Spanish business tycoon
- June 17, 1936English film director and screenwriter (born 1936)
- March 7, 1936French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist, and essayist (1936β1982)
- August 17, 1936American NASA scientist and mathematician
- March 4, 1936British racecar driver (1936β1968)
- November 20, 1936American novelist, playwright and essayist (born 1936)
- February 22, 1936American immunologist and microbiologist who specialized in cancer research
- July 5, 1936Scottish economist (1936-2018)
- September 14, 1936American physician and pharmacologist (1936β2023)
- November 5, 1936German association football player (1936β2022)
- November 19, 1936Taiwanese chemist
- January 11, 1936Japanese association football player and manager (1936β1995)
- March 11, 1936Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1986 to 2016
- August 26, 1936American political scientist (1936-2015)
- December 3, 1936Japanese association football player and manager
- June 4, 1936American actor
- December 13, 193649th Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism Muslims
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1936?
Someone born in 1936 turns 90 in 2026, 100 in 2036. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1936?
1936 is the Year of the Rat, with the Fire element (Fire Rat). The 1936 zodiac year runs from January 24, 1936 to February 10, 1937. People born in 1936 before January 24 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Pig.
What generation is 1936?
People born in 1936 belong to The Silent Generation (Silent Generation), which includes birth years 1928 to 1945. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1936 a leap year?
Yes. 1936 is a leap year with 366 days, including February 29.