Narrowing Intelligence From Nine To A Few
Are you aware that we have nine different kinds of intelligence according to Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences? Yup, nine. Today, we’ll highlight 40 people with remarkable logical-mathematical intelligence—the most closely associated with high IQ.
What Logical-Mathematical Intelligence Means
When you are logical-mathematically talented, it means that your skills, such as problem-solving, reasoning, and the ability to work with abstract concepts and numerical patterns, come easily to you. This means that you’ll excel in fields that require analytical thinking, such as mathematics, engineering, and computer science.
Is This The Only Form Of Intelligence Linked To High IQ?
No, it is not. Other forms of intelligence that also account for high IQ readings are linguistic, spatial, musical, interpersonal and intrapersonal, naturalistic, and existential Intelligence. Anyone gifted in all these areas gets higher readings because they can articulate complex ideas in these fields.
The Average IQ Scores Worldwide
About 98% of the world’s population have IQs lower than 130, but the average IQ was approximately 89 as of 2010. However, IQ scores vary significantly, and according to recent studies, some of the highest average IQ scores are found in places like Hong Kong (105.37), Japan (106.48), and Singapore (105.89). The lowest? Nepal at 42.99.
Signs Of An High IQ-er
“How can I tell I have a high IQ?” Here is the answer: If you are curious, creative, adaptable, reliable, possess high problem-solving skills, have high self-control, make well-calculated decisions, communicate well, and have a strong sense of intuition, your scores might be high on an IQ test. Well, the list is quite long!
YoungHoon Kim: 276 IQ
YoungHoon Kim leads with an astounding 276 IQ and is a multiple record holder of being the smartest. Kim gained fame after participating in mind sports competitions, recalling two sets of 104 randomly mixed poker cards in about 10 minutes during an appearance on SBS’s Gifted Discovery Team in 2015.
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YoungHoon Kim: 276 IQ (Cont.)
This guy is truly something because he has studied psychology, neuroscience, and theology—he is now diving deep into the Artificial Emotional Intelligence Research Center at Yonsei University. From an early age, his parents noted he could remember details really well and solve complex problems with ease.
Korean Record-Holder for the World’s Highest IQ | The Globalists by Arirang TV
Marilyn Vos Savant: 228 IQ
Marilyn follows YoungHoon Kim in 2nd place with remarkable skills in critical thinking with high IQ scores. Her high IQ scores got her a magazine role in Parade magazine, where she answers a variety of questions ranging from logical puzzles to practical advice. She’s also an author of various publications on intelligence, logic, and philosophy.
Marilyn vos Savant by Sandeep Desai
Marilyn Vos Savant: 228 IQ (Cont.)
This lady was recognized by the Guinness World Records from 1986 to 1989 and this brought her international fame and the title of “the smartest person in the world”. Marilyn has also been on TV, making appearances on numerous television shows, including Late Night with David Letterman.
Marilyn Mach Vos Savant Interview on the Joe Franklyn Show by HammelRome52
Christopher Hirata: 225 IQ
Hirata became the youngest International Physics Olympiad winner at just 13. By 14, he was enrolled at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he studied physics. When he turned 16, he became affiliated with NASA, working on projects focused on colonizing Mars.
Christopher Hirata: 2018 New Horizons in Physics laureate by Breakthrough
Christopher Hirata: 225 IQ (Cont.)
This young lad was brilliant from the get-go and his parents supported him all the way. They gave him all the resources he needed to get going. His hobbies entail physics, astronomy, and… swimming. He maintained a social life through the swim team at Caltech. Something normal.
Christopher Hirata: 2018 New Horizons in Physics laureate by Breakthrough
Terence Tao: 225-230 IQ
Tao is a mathematical genius with honorary titles in partial differential equations, combinatorics, harmonic analysis, and additive number theory. In 2006, he actually bagged the Fields Medal at 31. FYI, this is like the Nobel Prize in mathematics. Not only that, this dude has over 350 research papers and several books on mathematics.
Four Minutes With Terence Tao by Simons Foundation
Terence Tao: 225-230 IQ (Cont.)
If you thought Hirata was doing it big at 13, wait until you hear what this guy achieved at two! When we were all learning to say basic nouns like mama and dada, Tao was doing basic arithmetic. At nine, he was in an international mathematics Olympiad for high schoolers.
Terence Tao Teaches Mathematical Thinking | Official Trailer | MasterClass by MasterClass
Kim Ung-Yong 3: 210 IQ
Here is another child prodigy who could solve complex calculus problems by the age of three and also speak multiple languages fluently by the age of five, including Korean, Japanese, English, German, and French. He got the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the highest IQs recorded at four.
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Kim Ung-Yong 3: 210 IQ (Cont.)
8-year old Ung-Yong was invited to the US to attend the University of Colorado and work with NASA. He stuck around until he turned 18 and went back home to South Korea in 1978 due to feelings of loneliness. His arrival back home was met with a switch to civil engineering.
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Edith Helen Stern: 200 IQ
Stern was an American inventor and engineer who excelled in telecommunication, digital media, video conferencing, self-driving cars, and programmable logic controllers. All of which she has accumulated over 100 patents for. She has also received several accolades, including the ASME Kate Gleason Award for her contributions to engineering.
Edith Stern, 2012 ASME Kate Gleason Award Recipient by MIB Mediaworks, LLC
Edith Helen Stern: 200 IQ (Cont.)
By 18, she had a degree and a master's and was already a lecturer at Michigan State University. Born to Holocaust survivors in Brooklyn, New York, her father, Aaron Stern, was a professor fluent in seven languages. He was determined to cultivate his daughter’s intellect from an early age, and his efforts clearly paid off.
Edith Stern, 2012 ASME Kate Gleason Award Recipient by MIB Mediaworks, LLC
Christopher Langan: 195-210 IQ
Langan developed the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe that attempts to link mind and reality through advanced mathematical and philosophical concepts. He even scored a perfect score on the SAT and it’s purported that he even slept during the test. Maybe it bored him?
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Christopher Langan: 195-210 IQ (Cont.)
This genius had already started speaking at 6 months and by 12, he had outgrown the available curriculum at that time. So, he dove into independent study. His parents weren’t so fortunate financially, but they did what they could to support Langan.
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Evangelos Katsioulis: 198 IQ
Katsioulis is a Greek psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and philosopher known for his exceptional intelligence and contributions to the field of mental health. Over the years, Katsioulis has earned degrees in psychiatry, medical research technology, psychopharmacology, philosophy, and information technology. His IQ is undisputed because he has taken 30 international IQ tests.
Αυτή Είναι Η Ζωή Σου: Βρες Εσένα. Κάνε Επιλογές. Ζήσε Με Νόημα by Evan Cat
Evangelos Katsioulis: 198 IQ (Cont.)
He has done the Mega Test, which covers verbal analogies, spatial reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and number series. Then, the Cooijmans Intelligence Test 5, which includes challenging items designed to assess high-range intelligence. Another was the Mensa, which often includes a range of logical reasoning and pattern recognition questions.
We have to believe in ourselves | Evangelos Katsioulis | TEDxUniversityofIoannina by TEDx Talks
Isaac Newton: 190-200 IQ
Curiosity is one of the traits of a genius. And so, when that apple fell from the tree, Newton knew there was more to be uncovered. It was from this curiosity that we have the three fundamental laws of motion. He dug deeper and it gave foundation to calculus.
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Isaac Newton: 190-200 IQ (Cont.)
The telescope? That’s Newton. The law of universal gravitation? Also Newton. From an unstable childhood, he learned to be independent. During the Great Plague (1665-1666), when Cambridge closed temporarily, Newton returned home and engaged in self-directed study. This period proved pivotal as he developed many of his key ideas independently.
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Rudolf Clausius: 190-205 IQ
Clausius was the reason we have the second law of thermodynamics, which notes that heat cannot spontaneously stream from a colder body to a hotter body. He is also the first to introduce the notion of entropy, a measurement of the disorder or randomness in a system.
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Rudolf Clausius: 190-205 IQ (Cont.)
Clausius received his doctorate from the University of Halle in 1848, with a dissertation focusing on optical effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Besides his academic achievements, Clausius also served his country during the Franco-Prussian War by actively participating in leading an ambulance corps composed of students from Bonn.
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Nikola Tesla: 180 IQ
We all have Tesla to thank whenever we blend our smoothies, watch our favorite TV show, and charge our devices. Tesla’s ingenuity and deep dive into these and more electrical engineering innovations is remarkable. His mother, Georgina Đuka Tesla, encouraged his interest in science and invention.
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Nikola Tesla: 180 IQ (Cont.)
Did you know that Tesla would have become a priest? Here’s the story. Tesla’s father was a writer and a priest who had high expectations for his son. Although he initially wanted Tesla to follow in his footsteps, he ultimately supported his son’s pursuit of education in engineering and physics.
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Leonardo Da Vinci: 180-220 IQ
Another OG in the IQ conversation is Leonardo Da Vinci with an IQ between 180 and 220. He is the mastermind for the “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper” paintings but that’s not all. Da Vinci also dubbed his feet into some math and science, contributing to aerodynamics and anatomics.
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Leonardo Da Vinci: 180-220 IQ (Cont.)
Da Vinci is what you call a “Jack of all trades” because his passions spanned various sectors beyond art and science; you’ll also find his name in anatomy and botany. Oh, the guy was also into cartography, the drawing of maps, and also into urban planning.
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Gottfried Leibniz: 180-200 IQ
This German polymath was a mathematician, philosopher, and scientist notable for his works in all three disciplines. In math, he pioneered several principles in calculus and introduced the notation ∫ for integrals and d for differentials. He also developed the binary number system, which is used in computer programming today.
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Gottfried Leibniz: 180-200 IQ (Cont.)
When it comes to his philosophical contributions, you’ll find his name synonymous with the principle of sufficient reason, which states that everything must have a reason or cause. The calculator you use today? He invented one of the first mechanical ones. He, too, was a child prodigy.
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Leonhard Euler:180-200 IQ
Remember Newton’s contribution to calculus? Euler went a step further and turned what Newton and Leibniz did into a more coherent framework. His introduction of the notation for functions (f(x)), the constant e (the base of natural logarithms), and the symbol π are now standard in mathematical language.
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Leonhard Euler:180-200 IQ (Cont.)
This guy is also credited for another mathematical feat—the graph theory through his solution to the Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem. He also has a formula named after him, the Euler product formula, which helped scholars understand prime numbers and prove the infinitude of primes.
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Ruth Lawrence: 175 IQ
This British-Israeli mathematician, also a child prodigy, was already enrolled in Oxford at 10. Lawrence was the youngest person to do so. At Oxford, she completed her degree at 13 and a PhD in mathematics at 17. After two years, she began her junior fellowship at Harvard University.
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Ruth Lawrence: 175 IQ (Cont.)
Lawrence has made significant contributions to knot theory and algebraic topology. Her work includes introducing novel linear representations of braid groups, which have implications for both mathematics and theoretical physics. In 2012, she was elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
Paul Allen: 170 IQ
Paul Allen is what you call a computer geek. His parents noticed his love for computers early on, and he spent countless hours tinkering with them. Then he met another computer geek, Bill Gates, and together, they began programming on the school’s Teletype terminal.
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Paul Allen: 170 IQ (Cont.)
In 1975, Paul Allen partnered with Bill Gates and co-founded Microsoft. Since then, he’s been instrumental in developing the company’s early software products, including the MS-DOS operating system that powered IBM PCs. He left Microsoft in 1983 but has kept his businesses alive, investing in companies like Alibaba and Ticketmaster.
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Akshay Venkatesh: 170 IQ
In 2018, Venkatesh was awarded the Fields Medal, the same one Terence Tao got in 2006. As we all know, there are mathematical problems that remain unsolved for centuries. Well, this win recognized his synthesis of analytic number theory, homogeneous dynamics, topology, and representation theory, which resolved long-standing math problems.
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Akshay Venkatesh: 170 IQ (Cont.)
Venkatesh was also a child prodigy and was able to understand mathematics which people understood later in life. At ages 11 and 12, you’d constantly find him at competitions like mathematics and physics Olympiads. FYI, he nailed every competition and he has the medals to show.
Akshay Venkatesh: A Number Theorist Who Bridges Math and Time by Quanta Magazine
Adhara Pérez Sánchez: 162 IQ
Ms Sánchez has an interesting beginning. She was diagnosed with autism at three, which led most to believe she would face challenges with her education; they were wrong. She did really well in school, even completing elementary school at five, and graduated both middle and high school in one year.
Adhara is a gifted Mexican child who has her destiny written in her name by Pauly Wul
Adhara Pérez Sánchez: 162 IQ (Cont.)
If you thought she was done? Nope, Ms Sánchez got two degrees by the time she was ten—Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering. With the aspiration to become an astronaut, she has taken classes in gravitational waves and astronomy. She is currently the STEM ambassador for the Mexican Space Agency.
Adhara is a gifted Mexican child who has her destiny written in her name by Pauly Wul
Albert Einstein: 160 IQ
You cannot have an IQ list and not include the OG himself, Albert Einstein. Einstein has to be the most renowned physicist who opened our eyes to introduce the special theory of relativity. This theory led to the famous equation E=mc2, which links mass and energy.
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Albert Einstein: 160 IQ (Cont.)
Einstein has also introduced other theories and equations other than the theory of relativity of which he got a Nobel Prize among other accolades. Unlike most geniuses, Einstein spoke later at three, but when he did, there was never stopping him. His father was an engineer and inventor himself.
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Stephen Hawking: 160-170 IQ
As a renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Hawking gave the world a glimpse into what black holes were and how they operated. He also exposed us to theories like the nature of time, the Big Bang, and the fundamental laws governing the universe.
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Stephen Hawking: 160-170 IQ (Cont.)
Even after being confirmed to have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at age 21, Hawkings still performed well in his academics. He even got to collect a few accolades throughout his life, including publishing one of the best sellers of all time: A Brief History of Time.
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