Smarter than Einstein? These people have the highest IQs in the world

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Though Albert Einstein never took an IQ test, experts speculated that his IQ was at least 160.

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3. William James Sidis There is no official IQ test result for William James Sidis, but experts speculate that he had an IQ of 210-250. Wikimedia Commons [{ "selector": ".utffa-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".dtgzo-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "90%"} ] }] Learn more

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Wikimedia Commons solarseven/iStock 4. Marie Curie She never took an IQ test, but experts estimate that she would have scored between 180 to 200, one of the highest IQs on record. [{ "selector": ".roczp-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".okcld-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "90%"} ] }] Learn more

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Wikimedia Commons 5. Kim Ung-Yong He used to be listed in the Guinness Book of Worlds Records for his IQ of 210, one of the highest IQ scores at that time. [{ "selector": ".kwapt-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "1"} ] }, { "selector": ".crltz-a", "duration": "1500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": "90%"} ] }] Learn more

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Smarter than Einstein? These people have the highest IQs in the world

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BY MAIA MULKO

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Albert Einstein is the most famous and influential physicist of the 20th century.

Though Albert Einstein never took an IQ test, experts speculated that his IQ was at least 160.

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1. Marilyn vos Savant

Marilyn Vos Savant (born 1946) is an American author and columnist who scored 228 on two different IQ tests.

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2. Michael Kearney

He is a former child prodigy. His IQ has been calculated at somewhere between 200 and 325.

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Smarter than Einstein? These people have the highest IQs in the world

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BY MAIA MULKO

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Albert Einstein is the most famous and influential physicist of the 20th century.

Though Albert Einstein never took an IQ test, experts speculated that his IQ was at least 160.

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1. Marilyn vos SavantMarilyn Vos Savant (born 1946) is an American author and columnist who scored 228 on two different IQ tests.

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2. Michael Kearney He is a former child prodigy. His IQ has been calculated at somewhere between 200 and 325.

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1. Marilyn vos Savant

Marilyn Vos Savant (born 1946) is an American author and columnist who scored 228 on two different IQ tests.

2. Michael Kearney

He is a former child prodigy. His IQ has been calculated at somewhere between 200 and 325.