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1960s
Famous Minds Born 1960–1969
A decade of cultural revolution that encompassed the moon landing, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the count…
14 Documented Geniuses
14
Total Geniuses
Born 1960–1969
210
Highest IQ
In this decade
190
Average IQ
Of ranked geniuses
Kim Ung-yong
#1 Genius
Highest ranked

Top 14 Ranking — 1960s

Rank Name IQ Born Known For
1 1st Kim Ung-yong 🇰🇷 210 1962 Having one of the biggest IQs in the world.
2 2nd Ramón Campayo 🇪🇸 194 1964 Speed-Memory program, World Memory Records
3 3rd Richard G. Rosner 🇺🇸 192 1960
4 Mislav Predavec 🇭🇷 192 1967 His remarcable IQ test scores and considered therefore as one of the smartest people alive.
5 Garry Kasparov 🇦🇿 190 1963 Being the top chess player from 1984 until 2005
6 Acharya S 🇺🇸 160 1960 The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold (1999) <br> Did Moses Exist? The Myth of the Isr…
7 Wayne Gretzky 🇨🇦 1961
8 Barack Obama 🇺🇸 1961 Being in the 44th president of the United State
9 Michael Jordan 🇺🇸 1963 Being one of the top players in NBA's history
10 Conan O'Brien 🇺🇸 1963 Saturday Night Live (writer, 1987–1991) <br> The Simpsons(writer, producer, 1991–1993) <br> Late Nig…
11 Grigori Perelman 🇷🇺 1966 Riemannian geometry <br> Geometric topology <br> Proof of the soul conjecture <br> Proof of the Poin…
12 GZA 🇺🇸 1966 Being the founding member of Wu-Tang Clan
13 Peter Thiel 🇩🇪 1967 Founding PayPal
14 Tony Hawk 🇺🇸 1968

Historical Context — The 1960s

A decade of cultural revolution that encompassed the moon landing, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War, the counterculture, and the beginnings of the personal computer. Computers were growing from room-sized machines to desktop ambitions, and the ARPANET — ancestor of the internet — was connecting its first nodes. The world was becoming more connected, more conflicted, and more conscious of its own injustices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who was the highest IQ genius born in the 1960s?

Kim Ung-yong is ranked #1 among geniuses born in the 1960s with an estimated IQ of 210, known for Having one of the biggest IQs in the world..

How many famous geniuses were born in the 1960s?

Our database includes 14 notable geniuses born between 1960–1969, spanning fields from science and mathematics to philosophy, literature, and the arts.

What was the average IQ of geniuses born in the 1960s?

The average estimated IQ of documented geniuses born in the 1960s is 190, with the highest recorded being 210.

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