August 24
Geniuses Born on August 24
3 Geniuses virgo
🧠Average IQ of geniuses born on this day: 168
🌍Most represented country: United Kingdom (2)
📅Eras: 19th Century (1), Early Modern (1), Modern (1)

Geniuses Born on August 24

3 geniuses born on August 24 — including Jorge Luis Borges, William Wilberforce, and more. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

Jorge Luis BorgesIQ 180
1899–1986 · Argentina
A Universal History of Infamy (1935), Ficciones (1944), El Aleph (1949), Labyrinths (1962) and The Book of Sand (1975)
An Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet, and translator best-known for Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph).
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William WilberforceIQ 155
1759–1833 · United Kingdom
A British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade.
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Stephen Fry
b. 1957 · United Kingdom
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993)
An English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer.
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Which geniuses were born on August 24?

Jorge Luis Borges, William Wilberforce, Stephen Fry — 3 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for August 24?

virgo is the zodiac sign for people born on August 24.

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