Who has the Highest Recorded IQ of all Time?

Have you heard of someone who knows about everything and seems quite unusual? It's actually a debatable topic whether someone inherits the intelligence or acquires it over time. But what may ever be the conclusions, these are some of the smartest people with the highest IQ (Intelligence quotient) scores ever in the world! The IQ range can probably be the most unbelievable, and they can sort even the most complicated stuff. 

Therefore, here is the list of the people recorded with the highest IQ ever. (PS. Such a test is designed to measure the intelligence on the basis of particular qualification criteria).

#1. William James Sidis

Highest IQ: 250 – 300

Now isn't that the highest IQ score ever? At the age of 11, William joined the Harvard University and went on to become the youngest Mathematician teacher. Despite the extraordinary intelligence; he was quite a controversial figure because of his political beliefs.

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#2. Terence Tao

Highest IQ: 230

One person who holds the highest IQ ever is a man who started to work on simple math problems since the age of 2. Terence had around 230 research papers in his name by the age of 21.

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#3. Christopher Hirata

Highest IQ: 225

At the International Physics Olympiad, Christopher won a gold medal. And he was a doctorate (Ph.D.) by the time he turned 22.

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#4. Kim Ung-Yong

Highest IQ: 210

Kim started to speak at the age of 6, he knew several languages by the age of 3 and English, Japanese, Korean along with German was his forte. As a teenager, he had even worked with NASA. He also has around 90 published papers about hydraulics.

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#5. Garry Kasparov

Highest IQ: 190

Garry has been remarkably active in politics as well as chess and is the winner of UN Watch’s Human Rights prize.

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#6. Leonardo da Vinci

Highest IQ: 180-190

Even Leonardo's IQ range is based on sheer assumptions as he never underwent an IQ test. But everyone knows how ahead of time this noble man was.

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#7. James Woods

Highest IQ: 180

He certainly deserves a mention on this list. Movie and TV actor who played the lead role in Shark is three times Emmy Award winner, two times Academy Award Nominee and is a mathematic prodigy.

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#8. Judit Polgar

Highest IQ: 170

The youngest person in history to achieve the position of a chess grandmaster. She's an influential woman, has registered quite staggering scores and is known for promoting chess as an educational tool.

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#9. Albert Einstein

Highest IQ: 160- 190

However, Albert Einstein never took an IQ test but experts assume it to be between the IQ range of 160 to 190. He's viewed to be one of the smartest people on earth. Theory of relativity and Quantum theory are revolutionary!

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#10. Stephen Hawking

Highest IQ: 160

One of the greatest mind of humanity and a cultural icon, Stephen Hawking has made his name in the field of physics and contributed at an immense level.

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