Austria is home to a deep and distinguished intellectual tradition. Explore 13 Austrian geniuses below, ranked by impact, IQ, and contribution to human knowledge.
Austria has played a central role in the Western intellectual tradition, producing thinkers, scientists, and artists who defined entire fields of human inquiry.
From the classical and medieval scholars to the scientific revolution and the modern era, Austria's geniuses have shaped philosophy, physics, mathematics, literature, and art.
Austrian thinkers have influenced fields as diverse as mathematics, philosophy, literature, and the sciences — with intellectual traditions spanning multiple centuries.
| # | Name | IQ | Born | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ludwig Boltzmann | 195 | 1844 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 2 | Erwin Schrödinger | 190 | 1887 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 3 | Sigmund Freud | 185 | 1856 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 4 | Ernst Mach | 175 | 1838 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 5 | Ludwig Wittgenstein | 175 | 1889 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 6 | Wolfgang Pauli | 175 | 1900 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 7 | Christian Doppler | 170 | 1803 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 8 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 170 | 1756 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 9 | Lise Meitner | 165 | 1878 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 10 | Joseph Haydn | 160 | 1732 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 11 | Erich Wolfgang Korngold | — | 1897 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 12 | Franz Schubert | — | 1797 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
| 13 | Karl Landsteiner | — | 1868 | 🇦🇹 Austrian |
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