Asexual people

Here follows a list of historical people who are suspected of having been asexual.

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!

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.