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All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by barackodam: 9:52pm On Mar 28, 2015 |
10. Stephen Hawking: 160 A theoretical physicist and cosmologist born in Oxford, England in 1942, Stephen Hawking is the living testimony that no physical impediment can hinder a determined mind from unleashing its power. Despite having suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that rendered him paralyzed, he used his exceptional IQ (160) to rise to the occasion. He introduced to the world the concept of cosmology as explicated through the consolidation of quantum mechanics and theory of relativity. Because of his remarkable contributions to science, Hawking has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 — the highest that can be conferred to an American civilian. 9. Albert Einstein: 160-190 Albert Einstein (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Of course, this list couldn’t possibly go on without a mention of the epitome of intelligence. With an IQ estimated between 160 and 190, Albert Einstein is the genius behind the theory of relativity (E=mc2), which has had tremendous impact on the world of science. He possessed such an intriguing ability that after is death, researchers were prompted to preserve and dissect his brain in search for clues to his exceptional brilliance, which to this day, has remained a mystery. 8. Judit Polgar 170 Born in Hungary in 1976, Judit Polgar is not only a chess master but a certified brainiac with a recorded IQ of 170. She lived a childhood filled with extensive chess training from her father. The fact that she defeated nine former and current world champions including Garry Kasparov, Boris Spassky, and Anatoly Karpov leaves us no room for doubt as to why she has been dubbed as the strongest woman chess player of all time. 7. Leonardo da Vinci. 180-190 An Italian painter born in 1452, Da Vinci is what most would call the quintessential enaissance man. With an alleged IQ estimated between 180 and 190, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest painters of all time, and perhaps, the most diversely knowledgeable person to have ever lived. He was an established polymath who worked in the fields of mathematics, engineering, anatomy, geology, botany, architecture, sculpting, painting, music, and literature. More than that, he is particularly famous for is masterpieces: Mona Lisa, the Last Supper, and the Vitruvian Man. A true visionary, he was centuries ahead of his time with his detailed concepts of the helicopter, calculator, tank and the double hull, apart from his outlined theories on solar power, hydrodynamics, and plate tectonics. 6. Marilyn Vos Savant. 190 [img]http://www.quotecollection.com/image-view.php?img=marilyn-vos-savant-3.jpg[/img] Born in 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, Savant is a columnist, author, and playwright who made it to the pinnacle of fame by getting listed five times in the Guinness Book of World Records as the woman with the highest IQ ever recorded (verified at 190) from 1986 to 1989. In 1986, she started writing Ask Marilyn, a Sunday column in Parade magazine, wherein she solves puzzles and answers a variety of questions from her readers. 5. Garry Kasparov. 190 Regarded as the greatest chess player of all time, Garry Kasparov is said to have an outstanding IQ of 190. In May 1997, the Azerbaijan-born chess legend played against and got defeated by a supercomputer opponent that can calculate 200 million moves in every second. Nonetheless, he stunned the whole world with his intuition and sheer ingenuity, leaving it marveling at the amazing power of the human mind. In 1999, he conducted Kasparov versus the World– the greatest and most important game in the history of chess–where he played against the World Team, which consisted of more than 50,000 participants from approximately 75 countries. 1 Like |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by barackodam: 10:04pm On Mar 28, 2015 |
4. Kim Ung-Yong. 210 [img]http://www.alicekay1007.files./2012/09/kim-ung-yong.jpg[/img] With a verified IQ of 210, Korean civil engineer Ung-Yong had his name etched once in the Guinness Book of World Record under its “Highest IQ” category. While babies at 6 months old are just learning to crawl, he already showed remarkable potential when he started to speak and read in Korean and many foreign languages. At 4 years old, he took an IQ test normally given to 7-year old children and obtained a score of more than 200. At 14 years old, he showcased his genius by solving complex differential and integral calculus problems live on Japanese TV. 3. Christopher Hirata. 225 The phenomenal IQ (225) of this 31-year old Japanese-American astrophysicist lands him third in this list. At the age of 12, Christopher Hirata already pursued college-level courses (calculus and physics), around the time most of us were just in the 7th grade. At the age of 13, this whiz kid became the youngest American to have ever won the gold medal in the 1996 International Physics Olympiad. At 16, he was already working with NASA on its ambitious project to conquer Planet Mars. After he procured his Ph.D. at the Princeton University, he went back to California Institute of Technology, where he is currently teaching astrophysics. 2. Terence Tao. 220-230 Gifted with an amazing IQ estimated between 220 and 230 by the Davidson Institute, Terence Tao makes it to this list of the people with the highest IQ in the world. Born in Adelaide, Australia in 1975, this prodigy first displayed his incredible intelligence at a mere age of 2, when he managed to solve basic arithmetic questions on his own. At the age of 16, he graduated with both Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees at the Flinders University. Moreover, Tao bagged numerous awards, such as the Salem Prize in 2000 and the Clay Research Award in 2003, just to name a few. He has been dubbed as “Mr. Fix It” by Charles Fefferman (a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University), because he has enthralled many mathematicians such that they vie to interest him in their problems. 1. William James Sidis. 250-300 Born in America in 1898, William James Sidis was a wunderkind extraordinaire, gifted with an astounding IQ estimated between 250 and 300. This polyglot went to a grammar school when he was only 6 years old and graduated just within 7 months. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, at the age of 9, he was already a Harvard student, but since he was too young, he was advised to take a couple of years off just to give his personality some time to catch up and be on a par with his intellect. At the age of 11, he became the youngest student to have ever enrolled at the Harvard University. He graduated cum laude at the age of 16, and entered Harvard Law School at 18. SOURCE 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Nobody: 6:06am On Mar 29, 2015 |
Amazing. |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Nobody: 6:28am On Mar 29, 2015 |
This cool but i think i.q test should not be about a particular subject 1 Like |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Wristler: 6:53am On Mar 29, 2015 |
Freaky Geeks |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Sheggun1: 8:09am On Mar 29, 2015 |
Waooooooo..I can't see my name there ...mine is 500 |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by CertifiedFreak(m): 8:12am On Mar 29, 2015 |
Nerds Extraordinaire. Scam artists haven't been tested tho. You'd be surprised at our level of intelligence when properly channeled. |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by demmy0325(m): 8:14am On Mar 29, 2015 |
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Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Shedysworld(m): 8:32am On Mar 29, 2015 |
Where is Walter O Brien Scorpion |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by drered(m): 9:29am On Mar 29, 2015 |
I do not agree with your list.. Reference? For starters the IQ of William James Sidis is unverifiable and is merely a claim made by his sister. Another thing is, are the IQ tests used to evaluate them uniform? If at all tests were taken by all of them which would have been at different points where the results extrapolated to make them comparable? |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by barackodam: 9:46am On Mar 29, 2015 |
drered: yes you're right, sidis never took the test, his sister just came up with that figure, but come to think of it, if it isnt that high, it would have been downplayed long ago. and it isn't exact, just like Einstein and Da Vinci, it is a range. |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by prelinctus: 11:51am On Mar 29, 2015 |
Only one female This is wrong. |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Yehman(m): 12:13pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
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Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by 400billionman: 12:14pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
What of BILL GATES ? Making money with ones IQ is better than all these stories. Learn how to use the magnetic power of the mind to attract money from people to your pocket.. Ability to solve multifaceted problems in real life like Da Vinci where it was stated that he was a maestro in Music, Architecture, Geology, painting, sculpting, literateure. He is the highest genius on that list. If you read 1Kings 4:29. And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the seashore. Verse 33 states : And he spake of trees from the cedar tree that is in lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall, he spake also of beasts and of the fowl, of creeping things and of the fishes. That's true wisdom and high IQ.. 1 Like |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by barackodam: 1:11pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
400billionman: bill has 160, but ever heard of child prodigy look at Terrence Tao, I'm sure majority of us were still learning to speak then. try googling Christopher Michael langan and see |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Nobody: 4:35pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
Mine is 450. |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by osamaBUSH(m): 6:34pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
someone can solve calculus_he makes the list. The people wey bring the calculus ncur I'm talking Newton and Lebnitz 1 Like |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Joeself1(m): 6:47pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
these are the people I call the 'efikos' |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by barackodam: 7:03pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
osamaBUSH: someone solving basic arithmetic at age 2 or someone who started speaking at 6months, isn't that exceptional?? even those guys you mentioned havnt started either of my aforementioned at that age 1 Like |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by osamaBUSH(m): 7:13pm On Mar 29, 2015 |
barackodam:the genius (plural in Latin genii) was the guiding spirit or tutelary deity of a person, family (gens), or place (genius loci).[2] The noun is related to the Latin verb genui, genitus, "to bring into being, create, produce". So the real genius is the creator not the user. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Nobody: 12:01am On Mar 30, 2015 |
I know these guys . . . but newton should be on this list. I should be on this list . . . damn ADHD. |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Nobody: 12:01am On Mar 30, 2015 |
barackodam:How do you know? |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Nobody: 12:03am On Mar 30, 2015 |
No females here . . . smh |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by liveyourlife: 1:49am On Mar 30, 2015 |
interesting read |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by hahn(m): 8:09am On Mar 30, 2015 |
Hmmm. No single African. So, the guy that invented garri has a low IQ abi? Well, I guess geniusescan only grow in an enabling environment. Benefits of consistent power supply 1 Like |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by barackodam: 8:25am On Mar 30, 2015 |
Teempakguy: if it could be in these guys bio, why on earth wouldn't it be in proclaimed great men's bio, that's if it really existed |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by whizjay(m): 10:51am On Mar 30, 2015 |
1 Like |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by Barackmeringo: 6:36am On Apr 09, 2015 |
Nice one OP Cc Ishilove Mynd44 Seun Lalasticlala This is front page worthy |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by PHgirl(f): 3:02pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Where's William Shakespeare? |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by topaaz(m): 4:56pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Sheggun1:Bruh I know you forgot the minus sign so I helped you. |
Re: All Time Top Ten People With Highest IQ Ever. by iPrevail(m): 5:07pm On Apr 11, 2015 |
Leonardo da Vinci That guy was a demigod.. He was everything there is to be. I just love reading stuffs about him. OP.. Nice one! |
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