Who are the smartest people in the world? What makes a person smart? Is it formal education, street smart, emotional intelligence, or a combination of all these attributes? Although the IQ is not the only characteristic that defines someone’s intelligence, it is the most objective indicator we can use to rank the smartest people in the world. The World Genius Directory -a comprehensive database created by Dr. Jason Betts- compiled the list of the most intelligent people every year. In this article we will share a list of today’s 11 smartest people in the world. While the average person has an IQ ranging between 85 and 114, all of the people in our top have obtained a score of 180 or more.
By the way, don’t feel bad if you aren’t one of the smartest people in the world. A study by Jay Zagorsky, a research scientist at Ohio State University’s Center for Human Resource Research found no relationship between IQ and wealth. There are other studies that found that smartest people like Mensa members (the top 2% of the society) earns $6000 to $18000 more than people with average intelligence (an IQ of 100). This probably means that the smartest people in the world aren’t inclined to save as much as regular people. Not a smart decision! “Intelligence is not a factor for explaining wealth. Those with low intelligence should not believe they are handicapped, and those with high intelligence should not believe they have an advantage,” says Zagorsky. Actually wealth is explained more by where you are born than how smart you are (see the list of wealthiest states in America).
The 11 smartest people that we share below are actually geniuses compared to Mensa members. They are even smarter than people like Alice Amos, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. Here are the smartest people in the world:
No. 11: Leela Papadioti
IQ: 180
Nationality: Greece
Profession: Unknown
Notable achievements: Smartest woman in the world
Source: Facebook
No. 10: Caner Sakar
IQ: 180
Nationality: Turkish-German
Profession: Unknown
Notable achievements: Lives in Hamburg, Germany.
No. 9: Glenn Alden
IQ: 182
Nationality: Norway
Profession: Unknown
Notable achievements: https://www.facebook.com/glenn.alden
No. 8: Misaki Ota
IQ: 182
Nationality: Japanese
Profession: 20 years old, student
Notable achievements: member of several IQ societies.
Source: Olympiq Society
No. 7: Nikola Poljak
IQ: 183
Nationality: Croatia
Profession: Physics postdoctoral researcher, University of Zagreb
Notable achievements: published several scientific research papers, multiple books, reviews, and appearances. Expert class chess player
No. 6: WeiJie Wang
IQ: 185
Nationality: China
Profession: unknown
Notable achievements: Unknown
No. 5: Domagoj Kutle
IQ: 186
Nationality: Croatia
Interests: “CRO GYM” – Knin Gym , Aquaeduca swimming club , BERLITZ CROATIA , Astronomy Club “Anonymus” , ELITE High IQ Society , BRAIN High IQ Society , Tensa High IQ Society , The High Intellect Society , Global Genius Generation Group
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No. 4: Kenneth Ferrell
IQ: 190
Nationality: American
Profession: physician
Notable achievements: member of various highly rated IQ societies. Has created several of his own IQ tests.
No. 3: Mislav Predavec
IQ: 192
Nationality: Croatian
Profession: professor of mathematics
Notable achievements: owner of his own trade company. Has founded the GenerIQ society.
No. 2: Rick Rosner
IQ: 192
Nationality: American
Profession: TV show writer. Former bar bouncer, nude model, and stripper.
Notable achievements: former contestant on the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”
No. 1: Evangelos Katsioulis
IQ: 198
Nationality: Greek
Profession: psychiatrist
Notable achievements: apart from his medical degree, he also holds a degree in psychopharmacology, medical research technology, and philosophy.
IQ: 198
Nationality: Greek
Profession: psychiatrist
Notable achievements: apart from his medical degree, he also holds a degree in psychopharmacology, medical research technology, and philosophy.
