HIGHEST IQ HISTORICAL FIGURES

The most brilliant minds in human history, ranked by estimated IQ. From scientists to philosophers, these are the cognitive giants who shaped our world.

Rank	Name	Era	Archetype	IQ
1	Alan Turing Mathematician & Computer Scientist	20th Century	The Visionary	170+
2	Gottfried Leibniz Mathematician & Philosopher	17th-18th Century	The Sage	170+
3	Emmy Noether Mathematician	20th Century	The Sage	170+
4	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer	18th Century	The Creator	165+
5	Archimedes Mathematician & Inventor	Ancient Greece	The Creator	165+
6	Blaise Pascal Mathematician & Philosopher	17th Century	The Sage	165+
7	Leonardo da Vinci Polymath	Renaissance	The Creator	160+
8	Nikola Tesla Inventor	20th Century	The Visionary	160+
9	Isaac Newton Physicist & Mathematician	17th Century	The Logician	160+
10	Albert Einstein Physicist	20th Century	The Sage	160+
11	Stephen Hawking Theoretical Physicist	20th-21st Century	The Sage	160+
12	William Shakespeare Playwright & Poet	16th-17th Century	The Creator	160+
13	Plato Philosopher	Ancient Greece	The Sage	160+
14	Aristotle Philosopher & Polymath	Ancient Greece	The Scholar	160+
15	Galileo Galilei Astronomer & Physicist	17th Century	The Rebel	160+
16	Richard Feynman Theoretical Physicist	20th Century	The Creator	160+
17	Immanuel Kant Philosopher	18th Century	The Logician	160+
18	René Descartes Philosopher & Mathematician	17th Century	The Logician	160+
19	Johann Sebastian Bach Composer	18th Century	The Scholar	160+
20	Noam Chomsky Linguist & Activist	20th-21st Century	The Rebel	160+
21	Socrates Philosopher	Ancient Greece	The Sage	155+
22	Michelangelo Artist & Sculptor	Renaissance	The Creator	155+
23	Ludwig van Beethoven Composer	18th-19th Century	The Hero	155+
24	Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher	19th Century	The Rebel	155+
25	Bill Gates Microsoft Co-founder	20th-21st Century	The Builder	155+
26	Elon Musk Tech Entrepreneur	21st Century	The Visionary	155+
27	Pythagoras Mathematician & Philosopher	Ancient Greece	The Sage	155+
28	Leo Tolstoy Novelist & Philosopher	19th Century	The Sage	155+
29	John Locke Philosopher	17th Century	The Sage	155+
30	Karl Marx Philosopher & Economist	19th Century	The Rebel	155+
31	Adam Smith Economist & Philosopher	18th Century	The Scholar	155+
32	Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomer	16th Century	The Scholar	155+
33	Louis Pasteur Microbiologist	19th Century	The Scholar	155+
34	Marie Curie Physicist & Chemist	20th Century	The Scholar	150+
35	Alexander the Great King of Macedonia	Ancient Greece	The Hero	150+
36	Benjamin Franklin Polymath & Founding Father	18th Century	The Creator	150+
37	Julius Caesar Roman Dictator & General	Ancient Rome	The Ruler	150+
38	Carl Sagan Astronomer & Science Communicator	20th Century	The Sage	150+
39	Steve Jobs Apple Co-founder	20th-21st Century	The Visionary	150+
40	Jeff Bezos Amazon Founder	20th-21st Century	The Ruler	150+
41	Mark Zuckerberg Meta CEO	21st Century	The Builder	150+
42	Carl Jung Psychiatrist & Psychologist	20th Century	The Magician	150+
43	Virginia Woolf Novelist & Essayist	20th Century	The Creator	150+
44	Fyodor Dostoevsky Novelist	19th Century	The Magician	150+
45	Isaac Asimov Science Fiction Author	20th Century	The Scholar	150+
46	Augustus Caesar First Roman Emperor	Ancient Rome	The Ruler	150+
47	Thomas Jefferson US Founding Father	18th Century	The Sage	150+
48	Frédéric Chopin Composer & Pianist	19th Century	The Creator	150+
49	Simone de Beauvoir Philosopher & Feminist	20th Century	The Rebel	150+
50	Maria Montessori Educator & Physician	20th Century	The Caregiver	150+
51	Lao Tzu Philosopher	Ancient China	The Sage	150+
52	Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of the French	19th Century	The Ruler	145+
53	Ada Lovelace Mathematician (Early Computing)	19th Century	The Visionary	145+
54	Sun Tzu Military Strategist	Ancient China	The Strategist	145+
55	Confucius Philosopher	Ancient China	The Sage	145+
56	Thomas Edison Inventor & Businessman	19th-20th Century	The Builder	145+
57	Queen Elizabeth I Queen of England	16th Century	The Ruler	145+
58	Pablo Picasso Artist	20th Century	The Creator	145+
59	Warren Buffett Investor	20th-21st Century	The Sage	145+
60	Jane Austen Novelist	19th Century	The Observer	145+
61	Mark Twain Author & Humorist	19th Century	The Jester	145+
62	Franz Kafka Novelist	20th Century	The Outcast	145+
63	Charles Dickens Novelist	19th Century	The Hero	145+
64	Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor & Philosopher	Ancient Rome	The Sage	145+
65	Theodore Roosevelt US President	20th Century	The Hero	145+
66	Franklin D. Roosevelt US President	20th Century	The Ruler	145+
67	Rembrandt van Rijn Painter	17th Century	The Creator	145+
68	Salvador Dalí Surrealist Artist	20th Century	The Magician	145+
69	Alan Watts Philosopher & Speaker	20th Century	The Sage	145+
70	Cleopatra Pharaoh of Egypt	Ancient Egypt	The Magician	140+
71	Sigmund Freud Father of Psychoanalysis	20th Century	The Magician	140+
72	Charles Darwin Naturalist & Biologist	19th Century	The Scholar	140+
73	Abraham Lincoln President of the United States	19th Century	The Statesman	140+
74	Catherine the Great Empress of Russia	18th Century	The Ruler	140+
75	Ernest Hemingway Novelist & Journalist	20th Century	The Hero	140+
76	John F. Kennedy US President	20th Century	The Hero	140+
77	Margaret Thatcher UK Prime Minister	20th Century	The Ruler	140+
78	Indira Gandhi Indian Prime Minister	20th Century	The Ruler	140+
79	Claude Monet Impressionist Painter	19th-20th Century	The Creator	140+
80	Maya Angelou Poet & Memoirist	20th-21st Century	The Hero	140+
81	Wangari Maathai Environmentalist & Activist	20th-21st Century	The Caregiver	140+
82	Winston Churchill Prime Minister	WWII	The Warrior	135+
83	Vincent van Gogh Artist	19th Century	The Creator	135+
84	Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Leader	20th Century	The Hero	130+
85	Nelson Mandela Anti-Apartheid Revolutionary	20th Century	The Statesman	130+
86	Genghis Khan Founder of the Mongol Empire	13th Century	The Ruler	130+
87	Frida Kahlo Artist	20th Century	The Creator	130+
88	Queen Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom	19th Century	The Caregiver	130+
89	Mahatma Gandhi Leader of Indian Independence	20th Century	The Sage	125+
90	Harriet Tubman Abolitionist & Conductor	19th Century	The Hero	125+
91	Rosa Parks Civil Rights Activist	20th Century	The Hero	125+
92	Joan of Arc French Military Leader	15th Century	The Hero	120+

HIGHEST IQ HISTORICAL FIGURES

Top 10 Highest IQ Historical Figures

Alan Turing

Gottfried Leibniz

Emmy Noether

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Archimedes

Blaise Pascal

Leonardo da Vinci

Nikola Tesla

Isaac Newton

Albert Einstein

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