1925 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1925 are 100 or 101 years old this year and turn 101 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1925 will belong to The Greatest Generation. 1925 is the Year of the Wood Ox π and belongs to The Greatest Generation.
- Age this year
- Turns 101
- Chinese zodiac
- π Wood Ox
- Generation
- ποΈ Greatest Generation
- Leap year
- No (365 days)
- Jan 1, 1925
- Thursday
- Chinese New Year
- January 24
How old is someone born in 1925?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1925 is 100 or 101 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1925
- 10 in 1935
- 18 in 1943
- 21 in 1946
- 30 in 1955
- 40 in 1965
- 50 in 1975
- 60 in 1985
- 70 in 1995
- 80 in 2005
- 90 in 2015
- 100 in 2025
1925 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Ox π
1925 is a Wood Ox year (Yin). The 1925 Chinese zodiac year began on January 24, 1925 and ended on February 12, 1926. People born in January or early February 1925, before Chinese New Year on January 24, 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 Wood element are traditionally described as generous, cooperative and growth-minded.
What generation is 1925?
People born in 1925 are part of The Greatest Generation, which covers birth years 1901β1927.
The Greatest Generation grew up during the Great Depression and came of age in the Second World War. The name was popularised by journalist Tom Brokaw's 1998 book of the same title.
Famous people born in 1925
- October 13, 1925Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
- May 19, 1925American Black rights activist (1925β1965)
- July 2, 1925Congolese politician and independence leader (1925β1961)
- June 29, 1925President of Italy from 2006 to 2015
- January 14, 1925Japanese author (1925β1970)
- January 26, 1925American actor (1925β2008)
- September 16, 1925American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925β2015)
- November 20, 1925American politician and lawyer (1925β1968)
- September 8, 1925British actor and comedian (1925β1980)
- February 17, 1925American actor (1925β2021)
- November 10, 1925Welsh actor (1925β1984)
- January 18, 1925French philosopher (1925β1995)
- June 3, 1925American actor (1925β2010)
- October 3, 1925American writer (1925β2012)
- February 8, 1925American actor (1925β2001)
- June 8, 1925First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993 (1925β2018)
- August 8, 1925Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925β2003)
- November 24, 1925Dutch physicist (1925β2011)
- August 2, 1925Argentina de facto president (1925β2013)
- January 30, 1925American engineer and inventor (1925β2013)
- March 12, 1925Japanese physicist (1925-)
- July 20, 1925French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher (1925β1961)
- September 27, 1925English physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine and in-vitro fertilisation
- October 16, 1925British-American-Irish actress and singer (1925β2022)
- November 11, 1925American comedian, actor, artist (1925β2013)
- September 1, 1925American theoretical physicist (1925β2018)
- May 28, 192516th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1925β2006)
- February 20, 1925American filmmaker (1925β2006)
- November 17, 1925American actor (1925β1985)
- November 19, 1925Polish philosopher and sociologist (1925-2017)
- December 28, 1925President of Uganda (1966β1971; 1980β1985)
- July 28, 1925American physician, geneticist and Nobel prize winner (1925β2011)
- November 20, 1925Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015)
- December 25, 1925Peruvian-American author (1925-1998)
- July 20, 1925French economist and politician (1925β2023)
- March 26, 1925French composer, conductor and writer (1925β2016)
- July 29, 1925Greek composer (1925β2021)
- December 4, 1925Canadian psychologist (1925β2021)
- April 14, 1925American actor (1925β2002)
- September 20, 1925Eighth monarch of Siam from the Chakri dynasty as Rama VIII
- January 9, 1925American actor (1925β1989)
- October 21, 1925Cuban singer (1925β2003)
- October 31, 1925Nobel prize winning British chemist (1925-2004)
- February 18, 1925American actor (1925β2016)
- February 21, 1925American film director (1925β1984)
- March 25, 1925American writer (1925β1964)
- May 23, 1925American molecular biologist (1925β2008)
- June 23, 1925Biochemistry, genetics, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2007
- August 15, 1925Canadian jazz pianist (1925β2007)
- October 23, 1925American talk show host and comedian (1925β2005)
- December 27, 1925French actor (1925β2020)
- October 18, 1925Former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, 1st President of the Republic of Albania (1925-2011)
- December 11, 1925American neuroscientist (1925-2019)
- March 21, 1925English theatre and film director (1925β2022)
- June 21, 1925American actress (1925-2006)
- August 18, 1925British science fiction writer (1925β2017)
- January 7, 1925British naturalist and writer (1925β1995)
- May 16, 1925Brazilian association football player (1925-2013)
- June 11, 1925American novelist and essayist (1925β2006)
- July 6, 1925American rock and roll music pioneer (1925β1981)
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1925?
Someone born in 1925 turns 101 in 2026. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1925?
1925 is the Year of the Ox, with the Wood element (Wood Ox). The 1925 zodiac year runs from January 24, 1925 to February 12, 1926. People born in 1925 before January 24 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Rat.
What generation is 1925?
People born in 1925 belong to The Greatest Generation (Greatest Generation), which includes birth years 1901 to 1927. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1925 a leap year?
No. 1925 is a common year with 365 days.