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India is home to a deep and distinguished intellectual tradition. Explore 25 Indian geniuses below, ranked by impact, IQ, and contribution to human knowledge.
India stands at the center of one of humanity's oldest and most continuous intellectual traditions, with origins stretching back millennia.
From philosophers who shaped world religions to mathematicians who gave us algebra and the decimal system, India's contribution to global thought is foundational.
Indian thinkers have influenced fields as diverse as mathematics, philosophy, literature, and the sciences — with intellectual traditions spanning multiple centuries.
| # | Name | IQ | Born | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satyendra Nath Bose | 185 | 1894 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 2 | Srinivasa Ramanujan | 175 | 1887 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 3 | Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar | 170 | 1910 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 4 | Lydia Sebastian | 162 | 2003 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 5 | Mahatma Gandhi | 160 | 1869 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 6 | Vyasa | 156 | — | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 7 | Akrit Jaswal | 146 | 1993 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 8 | Akshay Venkatesh | — | 1981 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 9 | Arjun Erigaisi | — | 2003 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 10 | Aryan Chopra | — | 2001 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 11 | C. V. Raman | — | 1888 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 12 | Edmund Thomas Clint | — | 1976 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 13 | Gukesh D | — | 2006 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 14 | Koneru Humpy | — | 1987 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 15 | Kishan Shrikanth | — | 1996 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 16 | Nihal Sarin | — | 2004 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 17 | Parimarjan Negi | — | 1993 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 18 | Priyanshi Somani | — | 1998 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 19 | Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa | — | 2005 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 20 | Shakuntala Devi | — | 1929 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 21 | Sheila Sri Prakash | — | 1955 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 22 | Brahmagupta | — | 0598 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 23 | Raghav Sood | — | — | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 24 | Jagadish Chandra Bose | — | 1858 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
| 25 | Amartya Sen | — | 1933 | 🇮🇳 Indian |
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