1937 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1937 are 88 or 89 years old this year and turn 89 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1937 will belong to The Silent Generation. 1937 is the Year of the Fire Ox 🐂 and belongs to The Silent Generation.
- Age this year
- Turns 89
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐂 Fire Ox
- Generation
- 📻 Silent Generation
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 1937
- Friday
- Chinese New Year
- February 11
How old is someone born in 1937?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1937 is 88 or 89 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1937
- 10 in 1947
- 18 in 1955
- 21 in 1958
- 30 in 1967
- 40 in 1977
- 50 in 1987
- 60 in 1997
- 70 in 2007
- 80 in 2017
- 90 in 2027
- 100 in 2037
1937 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Ox 🐂
1937 is a Fire Ox year (Yin). The 1937 Chinese zodiac year began on February 11, 1937 and ended on January 30, 1938. People born in January or early February 1937, before Chinese New Year on February 11, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Rat.
The Ox symbolises hard work, strength and reliability. Ox-year people are traditionally seen as patient and steady, earning success through persistence rather than shortcuts.
People with the Fire element are traditionally described as passionate, dynamic and bold.
What generation is 1937?
People born in 1937 are part of The Silent Generation, which covers birth years 1928–1945.
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 1937
- March 6, 1937Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space (born 1937)
- April 22, 1937American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)
- June 1, 1937American actor and producer (born 1937)
- December 21, 1937American actress and activist
- December 31, 1937Welsh–American actor and director (born 1937)
- May 15, 1937United States Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001
- February 21, 1937King of Norway (1937–2026)
- August 8, 1937American actor (born 1937)
- March 2, 1937President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019
- May 12, 1937American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
- June 23, 1937President of Finland from 1994 to 2000
- November 30, 1937English filmmaker (born 1937)
- April 5, 1937American general and diplomat (1937–2021)
- July 12, 1937American actor and comedian (born 1937)
- January 30, 1937Russian chess player (1937–2025)
- October 11, 1937English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
- May 8, 1937American novelist (born 1937)
- March 30, 1937American actor and filmmaker
- April 20, 1937American actor, author and activist (born 1937)
- January 30, 1937British actress and activist (born 1937)
- July 18, 1937American journalist and author (1937–2005)
- May 21, 1937Former General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia
- September 14, 1937Italian architect (1937-)
- March 5, 1937Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)
- July 3, 1937Czech–English playwright (1937–2025)
- May 1, 1937Palestinian political and religious leader (1937–2004)
- July 12, 193793rd Prime Minister of France (1997–2002)
- September 10, 1937American scientist, historian, and author (born 1937)
- June 26, 1937American physicist
- January 31, 1937American composer (born 1937)
- July 9, 1937Painter, printmaker, set designer, photographer (1937–2026)
- August 20, 1937Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and film producer
- January 18, 1937Irish politician from Northern Ireland (1937–2020)
- June 12, 1937Russian mathematician who studied integrable systems and differential equations (1937–2010)
- June 16, 1937Bulgarian politician and royal (born 1937)
- April 10, 1937Soviet and Russian poet, short story writer, and translator (1937–2010)
- December 30, 1937English association football player (1937–2019)
- July 14, 1937Prime Minister of Japan from 2000 to 2001
- December 1, 19376th President of Latvia
- December 12, 1937American singer and actress (1937–2025)
- March 8, 19372nd President of Rwanda (1937–1994)
- September 15, 1937American economist (1937–2023)
- October 6, 1937Molecular geneticist and Nobel laureate
- December 31, 1937Israeli biochemist
- January 17, 1937French writer and philosopher
- June 1, 1937Australian author (1937-2015)
- June 11, 1937Australian microbiologist and Nobel Laureate (1937–2024)
- July 4, 1937Queen Consort of Norway (1991–2026)
- October 30, 1937French film director, writer, cinematographer, actor and producer (born 1937)
- January 31, 1937American actress (1937–2008)
- March 19, 1937German politician, communist leader of East Germany
- June 25, 1937Emir of Kuwait (1937–2023)
- July 18, 1937Polish-American Nobel laureate chemist and playwright
- April 19, 1937Actor and President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001
- May 13, 1937U.S. science fiction and fantasy writer and poet (1937–1995)
- December 29, 19373rd President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008
- January 8, 1937Welsh singer
- February 20, 1937German chemist (1937-)
- June 5, 1937French philosopher and writer
- February 10, 1937American singer (1937–2025)
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1937?
Someone born in 1937 turns 89 in 2026, 90 in 2027, 100 in 2037. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1937?
1937 is the Year of the Ox, with the Fire element (Fire Ox). The 1937 zodiac year runs from February 11, 1937 to January 30, 1938. People born in 1937 before February 11 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Rat.
What generation is 1937?
People born in 1937 belong to The Silent Generation (Silent Generation), which includes birth years 1928 to 1945. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1937 a leap year?
No. 1937 is a common year with 365 days.