June 13
Geniuses Born on June 13
7 Geniuses gemini
🧠Average IQ of geniuses born on this day: 174
🌍Most represented country: United States (2)
📅Eras: Modern (3), 19th Century (2), Early Modern (2)

Geniuses Born on June 13

7 geniuses born on June 13 — including James Clerk Maxwell, Thomas Young, and more. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

James Clerk MaxwellIQ 185
1831–1879 · Scotland
Statistical mechanics • Maxwell's equations • Displacement current • Maxwell relations
AScottish scientist in the field of mathematical physics who formulated the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation
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Thomas YoungIQ 185
1773–1829 · United Kingdom
Wave theory of light • Double-slit experiment • Astigmatism • Young–Dupré equation • Young–Helmholtz theory • Young–Lapl
A British polymath who made notable contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and
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John Forbes Nash Jr.IQ 180
1928–2015 · United States
Nash equilibrium • Nash embedding theorem • Nash functions • Nash–Moser theorem • Hilbert's nineteenth problem
An American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory, differential geometry, and the study of partial differential equations.
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William Butler YeatsIQ 170
1865–1939 · Ireland
Leda and the Swan
An English-language Irish poet, dramatist, prose writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
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Georges-Louis Le SageIQ 150
1724–1803 · Switzerland
Hs theory of gravitation
A Genevan physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation
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Grigori Perelman
b. 1966 · Russia
Riemannian geometry • Geometric topology • Proof of the soul conjecture • Proof of the Poincaré conjecture
Russian mathematician who is known for his contributions to the fields of geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, and geometric topology
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Luis Walter Alvarez
1911–1988 · United States
Design of a liquid hydrogen bubble chamber
An American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for the development of the hydrogen bubble cham
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Which geniuses were born on June 13?

James Clerk Maxwell, Thomas Young, John Forbes Nash Jr., William Butler Yeats, Georges-Louis Le Sage... — 7 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for June 13?

gemini is the zodiac sign for people born on June 13.

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