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Fischer vs Von NeumannWho ranks higher? →Netherlands is home to a deep and distinguished intellectual tradition. Explore 18 Dutch geniuses below, ranked by impact, IQ, and contribution to human knowledge.
Netherlands 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, Netherlands's geniuses have shaped philosophy, physics, mathematics, literature, and art.
Dutch thinkers have influenced fields as diverse as mathematics, philosophy, literature, and the sciences — with intellectual traditions spanning multiple centuries.
| # | Name | IQ | Born | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christiaan Huygens | 190 | 1629 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 2 | Hans Christian Ørsted | 180 | 1777 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 3 | Hendrik Lorentz | 180 | 1853 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 4 | Willem Jacob 's Gravesande | 180 | 1688 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 5 | Erasmus | 177 | 1469 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 6 | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek | 175 | 1632 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 7 | Baruch Spinoza | 175 | 1632 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 8 | Heike Kamerlingh Onnes | 175 | 1853 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 9 | Nicolaas Hartsoeker | 170 | 1656 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 10 | Herman Boerhaave | 165 | 1668 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 11 | Cornelius Jansen | 160 | 1585 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 12 | Peter Paul Rubens | 160 | 1577 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 13 | Rembrandt | 150 | 1606 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 14 | Willem Klein | 145 | 1912 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 15 | Jan Baptist van Helmont | — | 1580 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 16 | Vincent van Gogh | — | 1853 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 17 | Hugo Grotius | — | 1583 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
| 18 | M. C. Escher | — | 1898 | 🇳🇱 Dutch |
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