The Rat Pack: A Quick Guide to the World’s Most Famous Rats

The Year of the Rat begins this weekend and if you were born during this particular wedge of the Chinese zodiac wheel of cheese, you’re in good company.

Famous rats include four US presidents (George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and George Washington) and British wordsmith William Shakespeare.

Hard rock is well represented with Ozzy Osbourne and 50% of Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant and the late, great, John Bonham) all born in the Year of the Rat. Sporting rats include Cristiano Ronaldo, Diego Maradona, and LeBron James.

Need more? Well there’s Apple’s Tim Cook, North Korea’s Kim Il-sung, 2020 academy award nominee Scarlett Johansson, and everybody’s favorite runaway royal: Prince Harry.