November 27
Geniuses Born on November 27
4 Geniuses sagittarius
🧠Average IQ of geniuses born on this day: 168
🌍Most represented country: England (1)
📅Eras: 19th Century (2), Early Modern (1), Modern (1)

Geniuses Born on November 27

4 geniuses born on November 27 — including Charles Scott Sherrington, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, and more. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

Charles Scott SherringtonIQ 180
1857–1952 · England
An English neurophysiologist, histologist, bacteriologist, and a pathologist, Nobel laureate and president of the Royal Society in the early 1920s.
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Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de MaintenonIQ 155
1635–1719 · France
Second wife of Louis XIV.
A French noblewoman who secretly married King Louis XIV.
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Santiago Ramón y Cajal
1852–1934 · Spain
Fathering modern neuroscience • Discovery of the neuron • Neuron doctrine • Growth cone • Dendritic spine • Interstitial
A Spanish neuroscientist, pathologist, and histologist who was the first person of Spanish origin to win the Noble Prize in 1906.
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Yaakov Ziv
1931–2023 · Israel
LZ77, LZ78
The father of modern files compression. Developed the LZ family of lossless data compression algorithms.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which geniuses were born on November 27?

Charles Scott Sherrington, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Yaakov Ziv — 4 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for November 27?

sagittarius is the zodiac sign for people born on November 27.

What is the average IQ of geniuses born on November 27?

Among the 2 geniuses with known IQ scores born on this date, the average estimated IQ is 168.

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