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1854–1900

Oscar Wilde

Playwright, poet, wit, aesthetic philosopher

ENFPEnneagram 7w6
Personality Profile
Oscar Wilde
ENFP
Enneagram 7w6
E
Extraverted
Energized by people and action
N
Intuitive
Focuses on possibilities and patterns
F
Feeling
Decides based on values and impact
P
Perceiving
Prefers flexibility and spontaneity

Estimated Big Five Profile

Openness
78%
Conscientiousness
34%
Extraversion
72%
Agreeableness
70%
Neuroticism
42%

* Estimated from MBTI type. Take the Big Five test for your own precise scores.

Why ENFP?

Wilde's brilliant verbal wit, love of novelty and beauty, social charisma, and values-driven nonconformity (living authentically despite consequences) are ENFP traits at their most articulate.

Key Personality Traits

1Brilliant verbal wit
2Love of beauty and novelty
3Social charisma and charm
4Values-driven nonconformity

Notable Achievements

  • The Importance of Being Earnest, The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • Most quotable writer in the English language
  • Pioneer of aesthetic philosophy
  • Imprisoned for homosexuality — became symbol of injustice

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

Oscar Wilde

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