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Science Geniuses vs Art Geniuses

Comparing the most brilliant scientific minds with history's greatest artists.

Science Geniuses

2 Geniuses Avg IQ: 0 Max IQ: 0 Top: England
George Gore (electrochemist)
Blackfriars
Jack Horner (paleontologist)
Shelby
VS

Art Geniuses

28 Geniuses Avg IQ: 0 Max IQ: 0 Top: United States
Alphonse de Lamartine
Mâcon
Amartya Sen
Shantiniketan
Arthur Compton
Wooster
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Schopenhauer
Danzig (Gdańsk)
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
6 Merrion Street
Barthold Georg Niebuhr
Copenhagen
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Seville
Christoph Martin Wieland
Achstetten
Cormac McCarthy
Providence
Harriet Martineau
Norwich
Jean-Paul Sartre
Paris
John Stuart Mill
Pentonville
Lycurgus of Sparta
Martha Argerich
Buenos Aires
Martha Graham
Allegheny (later Pittsburgh)
Martin Gardner
Tulsa
Martin Heidegger
Meßkirch
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Wernigerode
Martin Luther
Eisleben
Martin Luther King Jr.
Atlanta
Meister Eckhart
near Gotha
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ajaccio
Niccolò Fontana Tartaglia
Brescia
Nicolaas Hartsoeker
Gouda
René Descartes
La Haye en Touraine
William Hogarth
London
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Salzburg

Analysis: Science vs Art

MetricScienceArt
Total Geniuses228
Average IQ00
Highest IQ00
Lowest IQ00
IQ Data Available0 of 20 of 28
Top CountryEnglandUnited States

Art geniuses have a comparable average IQ by 0 points. The art group is larger with more recorded geniuses in our database.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has a higher average IQ — Science or Art geniuses?

Art geniuses have a higher average IQ (0) compared to 0 for the other group.

How many science geniuses are there compared to art geniuses?

Our database includes 2 science geniuses and 28 art geniuses.

What is the highest IQ among science geniuses?

The highest recorded IQ among science geniuses in our database is 0.

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