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| + | Like any speculation about people's sexual orientation, this list is '''highly conjectural'''. A person's placement on the list should not be taken as proof one way or the other. If you have information about why a particular person should or should not be considered asexual, please add it and/or post to this article's Discussion page! | ||
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| + | ==Notable asexuals== | ||
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Here follows a list of historical people who are suspected of having been asexual. | Here follows a list of historical people who are suspected of having been asexual. | ||
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'''J.M. Barrie''' - The author of ''Peter Pan'', Barrie was married, but the relationship was sexless and ended in divorce. | '''J.M. Barrie''' - The author of ''Peter Pan'', Barrie was married, but the relationship was sexless and ended in divorce. | ||
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'''Nikola Tesla''' - The inventor of alternating current, Tesla remained celibate and never married. He claimed that his chastity was of great assistance to his scientific abilities. | '''Nikola Tesla''' - The inventor of alternating current, Tesla remained celibate and never married. He claimed that his chastity was of great assistance to his scientific abilities. | ||
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| + | *[[Asexuality in fiction]] for fictional portrayals of asexual or suspected-asexual characters. | ||
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| + | *the [[Reading list]] for books, stories, and other reading material that may be of special interest to asexuals. | ||
[[Category:Asexual people]] | [[Category:Asexual people]] | ||
Revision as of 20:38, 13 November 2010
Like any speculation about people's sexual orientation, this list is highly conjectural. A person's placement on the list should not be taken as proof one way or the other. If you have information about why a particular person should or should not be considered asexual, please add it and/or post to this article's Discussion page!
Notable asexuals
Possible historical asexuals
Here follows a list of historical people who are suspected of having been asexual.
J.M. Barrie - The author of Peter Pan, Barrie was married, but the relationship was sexless and ended in divorce.
Paul Erdős - A prolific and eccentric Hungarian mathematician.
Isaac Newton - Newton never married, preferring to concentrate on his scientific, mathematical, and philosophical studies.
Nikola Tesla - The inventor of alternating current, Tesla remained celibate and never married. He claimed that his chastity was of great assistance to his scientific abilities.
See Also
- Asexuality in fiction for fictional portrayals of asexual or suspected-asexual characters.
- the Reading list for books, stories, and other reading material that may be of special interest to asexuals.
