January 26
Geniuses Born on January 26
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🧠Average IQ of geniuses born on this day: 157
📚Most common field: Chess (1 geniuses)
🌍Most represented country: United States (1)
📅Eras: Early Modern (2), Modern (2), 19th Century (1)

Geniuses Born on January 26

5 geniuses born on January 26 — including Wilder Penfield, Claude Adrien Helvétius, and more. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

Wilder PenfieldIQ 170
1891–1976 · United States
Prompting memory recall during surgery via temporal lobe stimulationTreatment of epilepsy by surgeryMontreal procedurePe
An American-Canadian neurosurgeon whose works covered the fields of hallucinations, illusions, and déjà vu.
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Claude Adrien HelvétiusIQ 160
1715–1771 · France
On Mind
A French philosopher, freemason and littérateur.
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Charles XIV JohnIQ 140
1763–1844 · Sweden
Being the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty.
A King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death who was the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty.
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Yuriy Kuzubov
b. 1990 · Ukraine
Chess Grandmaster
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Wayne Gretzky
b. 1961 · Canada
A Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which geniuses were born on January 26?

Wilder Penfield, Claude Adrien Helvétius, Charles XIV John, Yuriy Kuzubov, Wayne Gretzky — 5 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for January 26?

aquarius is the zodiac sign for people born on January 26.

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