Greatest Mathematics Geniuses — Ranked by IQ
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Highest IQ
220
Average IQ
184
#1 Genius
Terence
Top 15 Mathematics Geniuses by IQ
Ranked by estimated IQ score, based on historical records and psychometric research.
| # | Name | IQ | Born | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Terence Chi-Shen Tao | 220 | 1975 | When he was two years old, he was able to perform simple arithmetic. By the time he was nine, he was |
| 2 | Michael Grost | 200 | 1954 | Starting university at the tender age of 10, the maths prodigy is now a computer scientist, accordin |
| 3 | Hermann von Helmholtz | 195 | 1821 | His mathematics of the eye, theories of vision, ideas on the visual perception of space, color visio |
| 4 | Mislav Predavec | 192 | 1967 | His remarcable IQ test scores and considered therefore as one of the smartest people alive. |
| 5 | Isaac Newton | 190 | 1643 | Newtonian mechanics Universal gravitation Calculus Newton's laws of motion Optic |
| 6 | Joseph-Louis Lagrange | 190 | 1736 | Analytical mechanics, celestial mechanics, mathematical analysis, number theory, theory of equations |
| 7 | John Tukey | 180 | 1915 | Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm and box plot |
| 8 | Averroes - Ibn Rushd | 175 | 1126 | Andalusian polymath, Aristotle commentator, and middle ages genius; his work on atheism was influent |
| 9 | Edmond Halley | 175 | 1656 | For the prediction of Halley’s comet, solving the riddle of accurate navigation for all sea-going ve |
| 10 | William Kingdon Clifford | 175 | 1845 | Clifford algebra |
| 11 | Hypatia | 170 | 0350 | The greatest mathematician of her time, Hypatia’s murder signaled the coming of the dark ages. |
| 12 | Willem Klein | 145 | 1912 | Doing mathematical calculations in his head |
| 13 | Euclid | None | 0325 | Euclidean geometryEuclid's ElementsEuclidean algorithmList of topics named after Euclid |
| 14 | Abu Kamil | None | 0850 | The Book of Algebra |
| 15 | John Wallis | None | 1616 | The development of infinitesimal calculus. |
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Proving Fermat's Last Theorem
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Riemannian geometry
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Jason Padgett
Being a mathematical savant & Artist
Ruth Lawrence
Lawrence–Krammer representation
Akshay Venkatesh
Mathematical Work, Former Child Prodigy
Jim Carollo
Becoming a math genius after a car crash
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