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Genius

For the Genius of Roman mythology, see: Genius (mythology)

In general usage, a genius is either a polymath or a person gifted with particular talents, mainly regarding intelligence.

People widely called geniuses include:

Archimedes
Johann Sebastian Bach
Charles Darwin
Rene Descartes
Thomas Alva Edison
Albert Einstein
Richard P. Feynman
Evariste Galois
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Stephen Hawking
Murray Gell-Mann
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Isaac Newton
Blaise Pascal
Ramanujan
Nikola Tesla
Alan Turing
Michael Ventris
Leonardo da Vinci
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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