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Mathematics Geniuses vs Philosophy Geniuses

Logic meets reason — comparing the greatest mathematicians and philosophers.

Mathematics Geniuses

20 Geniuses Avg IQ: 180 Max IQ: 220 Top: England
Terence Chi-Shen Tao IQ 220
Adelaide
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Hermann von Helmholtz IQ 195
Potsdam
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Mislav Predavec IQ 192
Zagreb
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange IQ 190
Turin
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John Tukey IQ 180
New Bedford
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Mary Somerville IQ 180
Jedburgh
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Averroes - Ibn Rushd IQ 175
Córdoba
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Edmond Halley IQ 175
Haggerston
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Hypatia IQ 170
Alexandria
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Ada Lovelace IQ 160
London
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Willem Klein IQ 145
Amsterdam
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Akshay Venkatesh
New Delhi
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Andrew Wiles
Cambridge
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Felix Klein
Düsseldorf
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Grigori Perelman
Leningrad
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Jason Padgett
Anchorage
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Jerry Newport
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Jim Carollo
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Martin Gardner
Tulsa
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Ruth Lawrence
Brighton
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VS

Philosophy Geniuses

20 Geniuses Avg IQ: 167 Max IQ: 198 Top: Greece
Evangelos Katsioulis IQ 198
Ioannina
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Boethius IQ 175
Rome
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Elizabeth I IQ 175
Palace of Placentia
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Pherecydes of Syros IQ 175
Syros
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Theophrastus IQ 175
Eresos
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Epictetus IQ 170
Hierapolis
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Isaac Asimov IQ 170
Petrovichi
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Solon IQ 170
Athens
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Jean de La Bruyère IQ 165
Paris
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Ludvig Holberg IQ 165
Bergen
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa IQ 160
Cologne
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Peter Abelard IQ 160
Le Pallet near Nantes
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Samuel Clarke IQ 160
Norwich
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Diogenes Laërtius IQ 155
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William Temple (logician) IQ 155
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Aesop IQ 150
Thrace at a site on the Black Sea coast (later Mesembria)
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Al-Kindi
Kufa
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Ecphantus the Pythagorean
Syracuse
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Plutarch
Chaeronea
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Saul Kripke
Bay Shore
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Analysis: Mathematics vs Philosophy

MetricMathematicsPhilosophy
Total Geniuses2020
Average IQ180167
Highest IQ220198
Lowest IQ145150
IQ Data Available11 of 2016 of 20
Top CountryEnglandGreece

Mathematics geniuses have a higher average IQ by 13 points. The philosophy group is larger with more recorded geniuses in our database.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has a higher average IQ — Mathematics or Philosophy geniuses?

Mathematics geniuses have a higher average IQ (180) compared to 167 for the other group.

How many mathematics geniuses are there compared to philosophy geniuses?

Our database includes 20 mathematics geniuses and 20 philosophy geniuses.

What is the highest IQ among mathematics geniuses?

The highest recorded IQ among mathematics geniuses in our database is 220.

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