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2000s
Famous Minds Born 2000–2009
The social media era transformed human communication as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter redefined how billions of people…
23 Documented Geniuses
23
Total Geniuses
Born 2000–2009
162
Highest IQ
In this decade
162
Average IQ
Of ranked geniuses
Lydia Sebastian
#1 Genius
Highest ranked

Top 15 Ranking — 2000s

Rank Name IQ Born Known For
1 1st Lydia Sebastian 🇮🇳 162 2003 started speaking when she was just six months old and at the age of four, she started playing the vi…
2 2nd Mahnoor Cheema 🇬🇧 161 2007 achieving 34 GCSE subjects & IQ score of 161
3 3rd Ethan Bortnick 🇺🇸 2000 Having a perfect pitch at age 3, composing at age 5, playing first concert at age 6.
4 Jeffery Xiong 🇺🇸 2000 Being the third youngest in the US to qualify, at age fourteen, for the title of Grandmaster
5 Samuel Sevian 🇺🇸 2000 Earning the title of Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 27 days
6 Marko Čalasan 🇲🇰 2000 Becoming the youngest Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator at the age of eight and the youngest…
7 Aryan Chopra 🇮🇳 2001
8 Bogdan-Daniel Deac 🇷🇴 2001 Earning his grandmaster title at the age of 14 years, 7 months and 27 days.
9 Emily Bear 🇺🇸 2001 Composed and released her first piano album at age five
10 Kirill Shevchenko 🇺🇦 2002 Achieving the grandmaster title in 2017 at the age of 14 years 10 months.
11 Alireza Firouzja 🇮🇷 2003
12 Arjun Erigaisi 🇮🇳 2003 Becoming a grandmaster at the age of 15.
13 Awonder Liang 🇺🇸 2003 Being the second youngest American to qualify for the title of Grandmaster at the age of 14.
14 Tanishq Abraham 🇺🇸 2003 Being the youngest American to receive a degree in biomedical engineering.
15 Nihal Sarin 🇮🇳 2004 Being a Chess Prodigy

More Geniuses of the 2000s

Nodirbek Abdusattorov 🇺🇿
IQ: N/A
b. 2004
Chess Prodigy
Alma Deutscher
IQ: N/A
b. 2005
The Sweeper of Dreams at 7, Full-length opera Cinderella at, Piano concerto at 1…
Javokhir Sindarov 🇺🇿
IQ: N/A
b. 2005
Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa 🇮🇳
IQ: N/A
b. 2005
Being the fifth-youngest person ever to achieve the title of Grandmaster
Gitanjali Rao 🇺🇸
IQ: N/A
b. 2005
Water lead-level measuring device (2018)
Gukesh D 🇮🇳
IQ: N/A
b. 2006
Becoming a grandmaster at the age of 13.
Kadence Clover Hawk 🇺🇸
IQ: N/A
b. 2008
Remarkable skateboarder
Abhimanyu Mishra 🇺🇸
IQ: N/A
b. 2009
Youngest ever Grand Master and IM in the world. Winner of Spring Classic 2022 (g…

Historical Context — The 2000s

The social media era transformed human communication as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter redefined how billions of people share information and identity. Smartphones put the entire internet in everyone's pocket, Wikipedia democratized knowledge, and climate urgency began its slow climb to the top of the global agenda. The decade began with 9/11's shock and ended with the 2008 financial crisis — two events that would define the century's first anxious chapters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who was the highest IQ genius born in the 2000s?

Lydia Sebastian is ranked #1 among geniuses born in the 2000s with an estimated IQ of 162, known for started speaking when she was just six months old and at the age of four, she started playing the violin..

How many famous geniuses were born in the 2000s?

Our database includes 23 notable geniuses born between 2000–2009, spanning fields from science and mathematics to philosophy, literature, and the arts.

What was the average IQ of geniuses born in the 2000s?

The average estimated IQ of documented geniuses born in the 2000s is 162, with the highest recorded being 162.

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