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Mathematics Geniuses vs Philosophy Geniuses

Logic meets reason — comparing the greatest mathematicians and philosophers.

Mathematics Geniuses

20 Geniuses Avg IQ: 180 Max IQ: 220 Top: England
Terence Chi-Shen Tao IQ 220
Adelaide
Hermann von Helmholtz IQ 195
Potsdam
Mislav Predavec IQ 192
Zagreb
Joseph-Louis Lagrange IQ 190
Turin
John Tukey IQ 180
New Bedford
Mary Somerville IQ 180
Jedburgh
Averroes - Ibn Rushd IQ 175
Córdoba
Edmond Halley IQ 175
Haggerston
Hypatia IQ 170
Alexandria
Ada Lovelace IQ 160
London
Willem Klein IQ 145
Amsterdam
Akshay Venkatesh
New Delhi
Andrew Wiles
Cambridge
Felix Klein
Düsseldorf
Grigori Perelman
Leningrad
Jason Padgett
Anchorage
Jerry Newport
Jim Carollo
Martin Gardner
Tulsa
Ruth Lawrence
Brighton
VS

Philosophy Geniuses

20 Geniuses Avg IQ: 167 Max IQ: 198 Top: Greece
Evangelos Katsioulis IQ 198
Ioannina
Boethius IQ 175
Rome
Elizabeth I IQ 175
Palace of Placentia
Pherecydes of Syros IQ 175
Syros
Theophrastus IQ 175
Eresos
Epictetus IQ 170
Hierapolis
Isaac Asimov IQ 170
Petrovichi
Solon IQ 170
Athens
Jean de La Bruyère IQ 165
Paris
Ludvig Holberg IQ 165
Bergen
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa IQ 160
Cologne
Peter Abelard IQ 160
Le Pallet near Nantes
Samuel Clarke IQ 160
Norwich
Diogenes Laërtius IQ 155
William Temple (logician) IQ 155
Aesop IQ 150
Thrace at a site on the Black Sea coast (later Mesembria)
Al-Kindi
Kufa
Ecphantus the Pythagorean
Syracuse
Plutarch
Chaeronea
Saul Kripke
Bay Shore

Analysis: Mathematics vs Philosophy

MetricMathematicsPhilosophy
Total Geniuses2020
Average IQ180167
Highest IQ220198
Lowest IQ145150
IQ Data Available11 of 2016 of 20
Top CountryEnglandGreece

Mathematics geniuses have a higher average IQ by 13 points. The philosophy group is larger with more recorded geniuses in our database.

자주 묻는 질문

Who has a higher average IQ — Mathematics or Philosophy geniuses?

Mathematics geniuses have a higher average IQ (180) compared to 167 for the other group.

How many mathematics geniuses are there compared to philosophy geniuses?

Our database includes 20 mathematics geniuses and 20 philosophy geniuses.

What is the highest IQ among mathematics geniuses?

The highest recorded IQ among mathematics geniuses in our database is 220.