September 5
Geniuses Born on September 5
4 Geniuses virgo
🧠Average IQ of geniuses born on this day: 170
🌍Most represented country: Italy (1)
📅Eras: Early Modern (2), Medieval (1), Modern (1)

Geniuses Born on September 5

4 geniuses born on September 5 — including Tommaso Campanella, Christoph Martin Wieland, and more. Explore their biographies, IQ scores, and achievements.

Tommaso CampanellaIQ 180
1568–1639 · Italy
Metaphysica
An Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, theologian, astrologer, and poet.
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Christoph Martin WielandIQ 160
1733–1813 · Germany
Oberon and Bildungsroman
A German poet and writer best-remembered for having written the first Bildungsroman (Geschichte des Agathon) as well as the epic Oberon.
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Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
973–1048 · Iran
Iranian-born Afghanistan astronomer, mathematician, physicist, comparative religions scholar, a universal genius claiman
An Iranian scholar and polymath during the Islamic Golden Age.
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Susumu Tonegawa
b. 1939 · Japan
Antibody diversity, E-boxV(D) and J recombination
A Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987, for his discovery of the genetic mechanism that
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which geniuses were born on September 5?

Tommaso Campanella, Christoph Martin Wieland, Abu Rayhan al-Biruni, Susumu Tonegawa — 4 geniuses in total share this birthday.

What is the zodiac sign for September 5?

virgo is the zodiac sign for people born on September 5.

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