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Ireland is home to a deep and distinguished intellectual tradition. Explore 12 Irish geniuses below, ranked by impact, IQ, and contribution to human knowledge.
Ireland 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, Ireland's geniuses have shaped philosophy, physics, mathematics, literature, and art.
Irish thinkers have influenced fields as diverse as mathematics, philosophy, literature, and the sciences — with intellectual traditions spanning multiple centuries.
| # | Name | IQ | Born | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter O'Brien (Obrien) | 197 | 1975 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 2 | Robert Boyle | 185 | 1627 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 3 | George Bernard Shaw | 180 | 1856 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 4 | John Toland | 180 | 1670 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 5 | John Tyndall | 170 | 1820 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 6 | William Butler Yeats | 170 | 1865 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 7 | Richard Brinsley Sheridan | 165 | 1751 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 8 | Vergilius of Salzburg | 160 | 0700 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 9 | Daniel O'Connell | 155 | 1775 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 10 | Thomas Moore | 155 | 1779 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 11 | Edmund Burke | — | 1729 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
| 12 | Oliver Goldsmith | — | 1728 | 🇮🇪 Irish |
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