Geniuses with the Highest IQ Scores

The 16 people with estimated IQ of 200 or above

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Geniuses with the Highest IQ Scores

Explore 16 geniuses with estimated IQ scores of 200 or higher — the rarest intellects in human history.

Marnen Laibow-Koser
b. 1970 · United States · IQ 268
Being a child prodigy, proficient with multiple musical instruments and programming techniques.
IQ 268
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Ainan Celeste Cawley
b. 1999 · SG · IQ 250
Being a child prodigy with estimated IQ of 250.
IQ 250
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William James Sidis
1898–1944 · United States · IQ 250
The Animate And The Inanimate
IQ 250
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Chris Hirata
b. 1982 · United States · IQ 225
Being the youngest U.S. citizen to receive an International Physics Olympiad gold medal. Starting wo
IQ 225
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Terence Chi-Shen Tao
b. 1975 · Australia · IQ 220
When he was two years old, he was able to perform simple arithmetic. By the time he was nine, he was
IQ 220
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Kim Ung-yong
b. 1962 · South Korea · IQ 210
Having one of the biggest IQs in the world.
IQ 210
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Aristotle
b. 384 · Greece · IQ 200
A genius whose philosophical ideas are still taught, but his contributions to physics retarded progr
IQ 200
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Edith Stern
b. 1952 · United States · IQ 200
Holding over 100 US patents and being awarded the ASME Kate Gleason Award.
IQ 200
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749–1832 · Germany · IQ 200
Faust
IQ 200
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Leonardo Da Vinci
1452–1519 · Italy · IQ 200
Painting, drawing, sculpting, science, engineering, architecture, anatomy
IQ 200
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Michael Grost
b. 1954 · United States · IQ 200
Starting university at the tender age of 10, the maths prodigy is now a computer scientist, accordin
IQ 200
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Michael Kearney
b. 1984 · United States · IQ 200
Child prodigy, youngest person to ever graduate from college (age 10)
IQ 200
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Nadia Camukova
b. 1976 · Russia · IQ 200
It's been previously reported Camukova has the highest IQ in the world, and the talented linguist ha
IQ 200
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Leopold and Loeb
1905–1971 · United States · IQ 200
Being murderer obsessed with committing the “perfect crime.” Their murder of a 14 years old was the
IQ 200
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Sho Yano
b. 1990 · United States · IQ 200
The youngest student at the University of Chicago to receive an MD, Yano had one degree under his be
IQ 200
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Vitalik Buterin
b. 1994 · Russia · IQ 200
Ethereum founder, Bitcoin Magazine
IQ 200
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What IQ score makes you a genius?

An IQ of 140+ is generally classified as genius-level. An IQ of 160+ is considered extraordinary genius, and 180+ is sometimes called "unmeasurable" or profoundly gifted.

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Who has the highest IQ ever recorded?

Several individuals have been estimated to have IQ scores above 200, though precise measurement at such extreme levels is debated by psychologists.

How many people have an IQ over 200?

The Geniuses.Club database includes 16 individuals with estimated IQ scores of 200 or above.

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