Investigating the claim that '80% of geniuses are Aquarius': ex4 Awards likely to be surveyed in the future
We are investigating whether the claim often cited in the fortune-telling industry that '80% of geniuses are Aquarius' is true. That is what 'Investigating the claim that 80% of geniuses are Aquarius' is about.
Please see the following article for an explanation of the entire investigation.
To investigate the zodiac signs of geniuses, I have checked the zodiac signs of people who have received various awards to date. Naturally, it is not just any award; I have limited them to awards that meet certain conditions. The conditions were written on the following page previously.
To summarize the conditions in simple bullet points again, they are as follows.
・Awards that emphasize achievements in academics or the arts
・International awards with global recognition
・Awards received by people from various countries and regions
・Awards with a long history
First of all, since I am looking for geniuses in academics and the arts, awards like the Nobel Peace Prize, where 'other things' are the criteria for evaluation, do not fit the conditions. Next, since the reliability would likely waver if there were too little name recognition, it needed to be at least internationally famous within the industry. Also, I arbitrarily included the point that there is little bias by country as a condition, thinking it guarantees reliability. Regarding the point of having a history, besides reliability, if the history is short, there are simply fewer winners, making it difficult for differences between zodiac signs to appear, and I thought it would be problematic to have zodiac signs with zero corresponding people, so I included it as a condition. For the time being, I think about 40 years of operation by the organizing body was one standard.
Of course, there were awards where it was subtle whether they met the conditions. The Pritzker Prize has fewer winners, and the Nobel Prize in Economics has many winners who are US citizens. However, while these are gray areas, there were awards that clearly did not meet the conditions, and I excluded those from the survey.
However, regarding awards that were excluded due to their history, there is a high possibility that they will become subjects of the genius Aquarius survey in the future. Therefore, I thought I would list them in an exhibition-like manner.
This time, I will introduce four awards that will almost certainly become survey subjects if they continue in the future. Let's begin.
1. Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture
1-1. About the award
The Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture is commonly known as the Berggruen Prize. It is an award established in 2016 by American investor and philanthropist Berggruen with the goal of becoming the 'Nobel Prize of Philosophy.' It is hosted by the think tank Berggruen Institute. The pace of awarding is currently one person per year. Although it has not been 10 years since its founding, winners who are not philosophy experts, such as lawyers, have already emerged.
1-2. List of winners
The winners identified as of December 31, 2025, are as follows.
Year of award, Name, Date of birth, Zodiac sign
2016, Charles Margrave Taylor, November 5, Scorpio
2017, Onora O'Neill, August 23, Virgo
2018, Martha Nussbaum, May 6, Taurus
2019, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, March 15, Pisces
2020, Paul Farmer, October 26, Scorpio
2021, Peter Singer, July 6, Cancer
2022, Kojin Karatani, August 6, Leo
2023, Patricia Hill Collins, May 1, Taurus
2024, [No winner]
2025, Michael Sandel, March 5, Pisces
1-3. Breakdown by zodiac sign
The number of winners for each zodiac sign is as follows.
Aries (March 21 - April 19): 0 people
Taurus (April 20 - May 20): 2 people
Gemini (May 21 - June 21): 0 people
Cancer (June 22 - July 22): 1 person
Leo (July 23 - August 22): 1 person
Virgo (August 23 - September 22): 1 person
Libra (September 23 - October 23): 0 people
Scorpio (October 24 - November 22): 2 people
Sagittarius (November 23 - December 21): 0 people
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): 0 people
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): 0 people
Pisces (February 19 - March 20): 2 people
Unknown: 0 people
Total: 10 people
The most common were Taurus, Scorpio, and Pisces with 2 people each, and the least common were Aries, Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius, Capricorn, and Aquarius with 0 people. The Aquarius rate was, of course, 0%.
2. Holberg Prize
2-1. About the award
The Holberg Prize is awarded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to theology, the humanities, social sciences, and law, and is named after Ludvig Holberg, who is known as a Norwegian philosopher and historian. It was established in 2004 and is hosted by the University of Bergen in Norway. While the scope of disciplines is broad, there are no specific categories for each field; instead, one person from the relevant fields is selected as a recipient each year.
2-2. List of recipients
The recipients identified as of December 31, 2025, are as follows.
Year of award, Name, Date of birth, Zodiac sign
2004, Julia Kristeva, June 24, Cancer
2005, Jürgen Habermas, June 18, Gemini
2006, S. N. Eisenstadt, September 10, Virgo
2007, Ronald Dworkin, December 11, Sagittarius
2008, Fredric Jameson, April 14, Aries
2009, Ian Hacking, February 18, Aquarius
2010, Natalie Zemon Davis, November 8, Scorpio
2011, Jürgen Kocka, April 19, Aries
2012, Manuel Castells, February 9, Aquarius
2013, Bruno Latour, June 22, Cancer
2014, Michael Cook, December 24, Capricorn
2015, Marina Warner, November 9, Scorpio
2016, Stephen Greenblatt, November 7, Scorpio
2017, Onora O'Neill, August 23, Virgo
2018, Cass Sunstein, September 21, Virgo
2019, Paul Gilroy, February 16, Aquarius
2020, Griselda Pollock, March 11, Pisces
2021, Martha Nussbaum, May 6, Taurus
2022, Sheila Jasanoff, February 15, Aquarius
2023, Joan Martinez-Alier, June 6, Gemini
2024, Achille Mbembe, July 27, Leo
2025, Gayatri C. Spivak, February 24, Pisces
2-3. Breakdown by zodiac sign
The number of recipients for each zodiac sign is as follows.
Aries (March 21 - April 19): 2 people
Taurus (April 20 - May 20): 1 person
Gemini (May 21 - June 21): 3 people
Cancer (June 22 - July 22): 2 people
Leo (July 23 - August 22): 1 person
Virgo (August 23 - September 22): 3 people
Libra (September 23 - October 23): 0 people
Scorpio (October 24 - November 22): 3 people
Sagittarius (November 23 - December 21): 1 person
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): 1 person
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): 3 people
Pisces (February 19 - March 20): 2 people
Unknown: 0 people
Total: 22 people
The most common were Gemini, Virgo, Scorpio, and Aquarius with 3 people each, and the least common was Libra with 0 people. Aquarius had 3 people, making the Aquarius rate 3/22 × 100 = 13.6%.
3. Abel Prize
3-1. About the prize
The Abel Prize is a prize established in 2003 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Norwegian mathematician Abel, and is awarded to mathematicians who have achieved outstanding results. It is operated by the Norwegian government, and it is said that five mathematicians appointed by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters decide the winners. One to two people are awarded each year.
3-2. List of winners
The winners known as of September 7, 2025, are as follows.
Year of award, Name, Birthday, Zodiac sign
2003, Jean-Pierre Serre, September 15, Virgo
2004, Michael Atiyah, April 22, Taurus
2004, Isadore Singer, May 3, Taurus
2005, Peter Lax, May 1, Taurus
2006, Lennart Carleson, March 18, Pisces
2007, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, January 2, Capricorn
2008, John G. Thompson, October 13, Libra
2008, Jacques Tits, August 12, Leo
2009, Mikhail Gromov, December 23, Capricorn
2010, John Tate, March 13, Pisces
2011, John Willard Milnor, February 20, Pisces
2012, Endre Szemerédi, August 21, Leo
2013, Pierre René Deligne, October 3, Libra
2014, Yakov Sinai, September 21, Virgo
2015, John Nash, June 13, Gemini
2015, Louis Nirenberg, February 28, Pisces
2016, Andrew Wiles, April 11, Aries
2017, Yves Meyer, July 19, Cancer
2018, Robert Langlands, October 6, Libra
2019, Karen Uhlenbeck, August 24, Virgo
2020, Hillel Furstenberg, September 29, Libra
2020, Gregory Margulis, February 24, Pisces
2021, László Lovász, March 9, Pisces
2021, Avi Wigderson, September 9, Virgo
2022, Dennis Sullivan, February 12, Aquarius
2023, Luis Caffarelli, December 8, Sagittarius
2024, Michel Talagrand, February 15, Aquarius
2025, Masaki Kashiwara, January 30, Aquarius
3-3. Breakdown by zodiac sign
The number of award winners for each zodiac sign is as follows.
Aries (March 21 - April 19): 1 person
Taurus (April 20 - May 20): 3 people
Gemini (May 21 - June 21): 1 person
Cancer (June 22 - July 22): 1 person
Leo (July 23 - August 22): 2 people
Virgo (August 23 - September 22): 4 people
Libra (September 23 - October 23): 4 people
Scorpio (October 24 - November 22): 0 people
Sagittarius (November 23 - December 21): 1 person
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): 2 people
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): 3 people
Pisces (February 19 - March 20): 6 people
Unknown: 0 people
Total: 28 people
The most common was Pisces with 6 people, and the least common was Scorpio with 0 people. Aquarius had 3 people, making the Aquarius rate 3/28 × 100 = 10.7%.
4. Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
4-1. About the award
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is an award given for children's and young adult literature, and it was named after the Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren. It was established in 2003 and is hosted by the Swedish government. One to two individuals or one organization receive the award each year.
4-2. List of recipients
The recipients known as of September 7, 2025, are as follows.
Award Year, Name, Birthday, Zodiac Sign
2003, Maurice Sendak, June 10, Gemini
2003, Christine Nöstlinger, October 13, Libra
2004, Lygia Bojunga Nunes, August 26, Virgo
2005, Philip Pullman, October 19, Libra
2005, Ryoji Arai, Unknown, Unknown
2006, Katherine Paterson, October 31, Scorpio
2007, Banco del Libro, None, None
2008, Sonya Hartnett, February 23, Pisces
2009, Tamar Community Education Center, None, None
2010, Kitty Crowther, April 4, Aries
2011, Shaun Tan, January 15, Capricorn
2012, Guus Kuijer, August 1, Leo
2013, Isol, March 6, Pisces
2014, Barbro Lindgren, March 18, Pisces
2015, PRAESA, None, None
2016, Meg Rosoff, October 16, Libra
2017, Wolf Erlbruch, June 30, Cancer
2018, Jacqueline Woodson, February 12, Aquarius
2019, Bart Moeyaert, June 9, Gemini
2020, Baek Hee-na, December 1, Sagittarius
2021, Jean-Claude Mourlevat, March 22, Aries
2022, Eva Lindström, February 15, Aquarius
2023, Laurie Halse Anderson, October 23, Libra
2024, Indigenous Literacy Foundation, None, None
2025, Marion Brunet, Unknown, Unknown
4-3. Breakdown by Zodiac Sign
The number of award winners for each zodiac sign is as follows.
Aries (March 21 - April 19): 2 people
Taurus (April 20 - May 20): 0 people
Gemini (May 21 - June 21): 2 people
Cancer (June 22 - July 22): 1 person
Leo (July 23 - August 22): 1 person
Virgo (August 23 - September 22): 1 person
Libra (September 23 - October 23): 4 people
Scorpio (October 24 - November 22): 1 person
Sagittarius (November 23 - December 21): 1 person
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): 1 person
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): 2 people
Pisces (February 19 - March 20): 3 people
Unknown: 2 people
Total: 25 people
The highest number was 4 people for Libra, and the lowest was 0 people for Taurus. Aquarius had 2 people, making the Aquarius rate 2/25×100=8.0%.
This concludes the current survey. See you next time.
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