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October 21
Geniuses Born on October 21
6 Geniuses libra
🧠Average IQ of geniuses born on this day: 168
📚Most common field: Art (1 geniuses)
🌍Most represented country: France (2)
📅Eras: Early Modern (2), 19th Century (2), Modern (2)

Geniuses Born on October 21

6 geniuses born on October 21 — including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alphonse de Lamartine, and more. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

Samuel Taylor ColeridgeIQ 175
1772–1834 · England
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan, Christabel, Conversation poems, Biographia Literaria
An English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England.
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Alphonse de LamartineIQ 160
1790–1869 · France
Graziella (1852)
A French author, poet and statesman.
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Alfred Nobel
1833–1896 · Sweden
Benefactor of the Nobel Prize, inventor of dynamite
A Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman, and philanthropist who bequeathed his fortune to the Nobel Prize institution.
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Martin Gardner
1914–2010 · United States
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science; "Mathematical Games" (Scientific American column); The Annotated Alice; The
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
b. 1990 · France
A French chess Grandmaster, ranked second in his country.
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Oswald Avery
1877–1955 · Canada
Avery–MacLeod–McCarty experiment DNA transmits heredity
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which geniuses were born on October 21?

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred Nobel, Martin Gardner, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave... — 6 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for October 21?

libra is the zodiac sign for people born on October 21.

What is the average IQ of geniuses born on October 21?

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

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