The brain is the most mysterious part of the human body. It is an essential part of our system. Although each individual possesses special qualities that define their intelligence, some of us simply stand out of the crowd. So it makes sense why we want to know who the smartest person in the world is and what they have done.
Let’s take a look at people with the highest IQ ever recorded:
Stephen Hawking is a scientist, a theoretical physicist and a cosmologist who managed to amaze us all with the IQ level of 160. He was born in Oxford, England, and has proven to be the smartest person in the world many times. He is currently experiencing a paralysis, but nevertheless, the level of his IQ has made him overcome this handicap. Moreover, his contribution to Science and Cosmology is unparalleled.
Sir Andre John Wiles is a British mathematician and professor of research at the Royal Society of Oxford University. He specializes in number theory and has an IQ level of 170. One of his many successes has been the demonstration of Fermat’s theorem.
Paul Gardner Allen is an American businessman, tycoon, investor and philanthropist, well-known as the co-founder of the Microsoft Corporation along with Bill Gates. In June 2017, he was named to be the 46th richest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of $20.7 billion.
As opposed to the common outdoor activities that teenagers usually enjoy, Paul Garner Allen and Bill Gates in their teenage years would go dumpster diving for computer program codes.
Born in Hungary in 1976, Judit Polgár is a chess master. She is by far the most powerful female chess player in history. In 1991, Polgár obtained the title of Master at the age of 15 and 4 months, being the youngest person ever since.
Polgár is not only a chess master but also a certified Brainiac with the IQ score of 170. It is remarkable that she defeated nine former and current chess champions, including Garry Kasparov, Boris Spassky, and Anatoly Karpov.
Garry Kasparov totally amazed the world with his IQ level of 190. He is a Russian chess master, former chess world champion, writer and political activist. Many consider him to be the greatest chess player of all time.
From 1986 until his retirement in 2005, Kasparov was ranked No. 1 in the world. No wonder why he is also known as one of the most intelligent people in the world: at the age of 22, Kasparov became the world’s youngest chess champion.
Gifted with an amazing IQ of 192, Richard Rosner is an American television producer best known for his creative television shows. Rosner later developed a portable satellite television in partnership with DirecTV.
With a verified IQ of 210, the Korean civil engineer Kim Ung-Yong was considered a miracle since he started speaking at four months old. At the age of six months, he was able to speak and understand Korean, English and German. By the age of 14, he was already able to solve complex computing problems.
With an IQ of about 225, Christopher Hirata has been a genius since his childhood years. At the age of 16, he worked with NASA in his mission to conquer Mars and at the age of 22, he obtained his Ph.D degree from Princeton University. Hirata is a genius who currently teaches astrophysics at the California Technology Institute of Technology.
Marilyn Vos Savant has a remarkable IQ of 228, according to Guinness Book of Records. She is an American magazine columnist, author, lecturer and playwright.
She has grown up her fame through two intelligence tests: one at the age of ten and one at the age of twenty-two. Due to her high IQ, Vos Savant has held memberships with the high-IQ societies Mensa International and the Mega Society.
Since 1986, she has been writing for “Ask Marilyn” and “Parade” magazines where she solves puzzles and answers questions on various topics.
Terence Tao is an Australian mathematician working in harmonic analysis, partial derivative equations, additive combinatorial, Ramsey ergodic theory, random matrix theory, and analytical theory. Tao exhibited extraordinary mathematical abilities from an early age, attending university-level mathematics courses at the age of 9.
He and Lenhard Ng are the only two children in the history of the Johns Hopkins’ Study of Exceptional Talent program to have achieved a score of 700 or greater on the SAT math section while being just nine years old.
Tao carries a level of intelligence of 230 and is the smartest person in the world today. He has received inspirational prizes, such as the BöCHER Memorial Prize in 2002 and the Salem Prize in 2000.
Additionally, Tao was a co-recipient of the 2006 Fields Medal and the 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics. These are just a few of the many. He is also the youngest professor at UCLA.
Now you know who the smartest person in the world is. Amazing, isn’t it? Yet, we should not be discouraged. There is a genius inside every one of us!
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This a nice piece. I love your bio and would like to chat with you about it if okay with you :).
Why is Judit Polgar the most powerful female chest player in the world. And then Garry Kasparov said to be the best chess player of all time and was # 1 at some point but Judit Polgar beat him at chess? Why is she the most powerful female instead of her true accomplishments as a chess player?
Actually I’m the smartest man in the world.
really what's your iq?
This shows you have no idea what IQ is really about Andreea. I once spoke with Marylin and she's not really that wise. I am also a candidate for Mensa but I rejected it as it is not what its cracked up to be. High IQ is only a subjective number with nothing to reference it to in the real world. Just because some random Asian kid has an eidetic memory for spelling, remembering numbers, and memorized math formulas does not make him a genius. Have him use an eclectic set of skills like Issac Newton to solve the problems of Earth and then I'll take notice.
Smartness is not IQ score, but creativity plus photographic memory can be said to be samrtness.