April 30
Geniuses Born on April 30
2 Geniuses taurus
🌍Most represented country: Germany (1)
📅Eras: Early Modern (1), Modern (1)

Geniuses Born on April 30

2 geniuses born on April 30 — including Carl Friedrich Gauss and Claude Shannon. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

Carl Friedrich GaussIQ 190
1777–1855 · Germany
Gaussian elimination, also known as "row reduction" or "Gaussian method" • Gauss–Jordan elimination • Gauss–Seidel metho
A German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to many fields in mathematics and science.
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Claude ShannonIQ 180
1916–2001 · United States
Information theory
An American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory".
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Which geniuses were born on April 30?

Carl Friedrich Gauss, Claude Shannon — 2 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for April 30?

taurus is the zodiac sign for people born on April 30.

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