so Bush was stupid? IQ's of famous peeps...

[musclehead]

in all fairness WIKI sez Bush's IQ is an estimate based on his SAT scores.

he's a whopping 9 points behind Gore
lots of others listed here, actor James Woods 180

I don't put too much stock in IQ tests, once you take one you can get a higher score by simply taking another one ( I did my IQ jumped 7 points) besides some of the smartest folks in the world can barely converse with other people, Sir Isaac Newton was so shy he couldn't talk to the ladies, but he gave us calculus


Name  Occupation  Nationality  IQ 
Abraham Lincoln President USA IQ 128 
Adolf Hitler Nazi leader Germany IQ 141 
Al Gore Politician USA IQ 134 
Albert Einstein Physics USA IQ 160 
Albrecht von Haller Medical scientist Switzerland IQ 190 
Alexander Pope poet, writer England IQ 180 
Andrew J. Wiles Mathematics England IQ 170 
Andrew Jackson President USA IQ 123 
Andy Warhol Artist USA IQ 86 
Anthonis van Dyck Painter Netherlands IQ 155 
Antoine Arnauld theologian France IQ 190 
Arne Beurling Mathematics Sweden IQ 180 
Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor / policies Austria IQ 135 
Baruch Spinoza philosopher Netherlands IQ 175 
Benjamin Franklin writer, scientist, politician USA IQ 160 
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Israel IQ 180 
Bill Gates founder of Microsoft USA IQ 160 
Bill (William) Jefferson Clinton President USA IQ 137 
Blaise Pascal Mathematics, religious philosopher France IQ 195 
Bobby Fischer chess player USA IQ 187 
Michelangelo Buonarroti artist, poet, architect Italy IQ 180 
Carl von Linn botanist Sweden IQ 165 
Charles Darwin naturalist England IQ 165 
Charles Dickens Writer England IQ 180 
Christopher Michael Langan scientist, philosopher USA IQ 195 
Clive Sinclair inventor England IQ 159 
David Hume philosopher, politician Scotland IQ 180 
Dr David Livingstone doctor Scotland IQ 170 
Donald Byrne chess player Ireland IQ 170 
Emanuel Swedenborg scientist, philosopher Sweden IQ 205 
Francis Galton scientist, doctor England IQ 200 
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling philosopher Germany IQ 190 
Galileo Galilei physicist, astronomer, philosopher Italy IQ 185 
Geena (Virginia) Elizabeth Davis Actress USA IQ 140 
Georg Friedrich Händel Composer Germany IQ 170 
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel philosopher Germany IQ 165 
George Berkeley philosopher Ireland IQ 190 
George H. Choueiri Chief ACE Lebanon IQ 195 
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) Writer England IQ 160 
George Sand (Aurore Lucile Dupin Amantinr) Writer France IQ 150 
George Walker Bush President USA IQ 125 
George Washington President USA IQ 118 
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz scientist, a lawyer Germany IQ 205 
Hans Dolph Lundgren Actor Sweden IQ 160 
Hans Christian Andersen writer, poet Denmark IQ 145 
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton American policy USA IQ 140 
Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht Reichsbanks President Germany IQ 143 
Honoré de Balzac (Honore Balzac) Writer France IQ 155 
Hugo Grotius (De Groot Huig) Lawyer Netherlands IQ 200 
Hypatia of Alexandria philosopher, mathematician Alexandria IQ 170 
Immanuel Kant philosopher Germany IQ 175 
Isaac Newton Scientist England IQ 190 
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Composer Germany IQ 165 
James Cook Explorer England IQ 160 
James Watt physics, technology Scotland IQ 165 
James Woods Actor USA IQ 180 
Jayne Mansfield - USA IQ 149 
Jean M. Auel Writer Canada IQ 140 
Jodie Foster Actor USA IQ 132 
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Germany IQ 165 
Johann Strauss Composer Germany IQ 170 
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Germany IQ 210 
Johannes Kepler mathematician, physicist, astronomer Germany IQ 175 
John Adams President USA IQ 137 
John F. Kennedy Ex-President USA IQ 117 
John H. Sununu Chief of Staff USA IQ 180 
John Quincy Adams President USA IQ 153 
John Stuart Mill Genius England IQ 200 
JohnLocke philosopher England IQ 165 
Jola Sigmond Teacher Sweden IQ 161 
Jonathan Swift writer, theologian England IQ 155 
Joseph Haydn Composer Austria IQ 160 
Joseph Louis Lagrange mathematician, astronomer Italy / France IQ 185 
Judith Polgár chess player Hungary IQ 170 
Kim Ung-Yong - Korea IQ 200 
Garry Kasparov Kimovitch chess player Russia IQ 190 
Leonardo da Vinci Genius Italy IQ 220 
Lord Byron poet, writer England IQ 180 
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor France IQ 145 
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer Germany IQ 165 
Ludwig Wittgenstein philosopher Austria IQ 190 
Madame de Stael philosopher France IQ 180 
Madonna Singer USA IQ 140 
Marilyn vos Savant Writer USA IQ 186 
Martin Luther philosopher Germany IQ 170 
Miguel de Cervantes Writer Spain IQ 155 
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomer Poland IQ 160 
Nicole Kidman Actor USA IQ 132 
Paul Allen Co-Microsoft USA IQ 160 
Philip Emeagwali Mathematics Nigeria IQ 190 
Phillippe Melanchthon theologian Germany IQ 190 
PierreSimon de Laplace Astronomer, mathematician France IQ 190 
Plato philosopher Greece IQ 170 
Ralph Waldo Emerson Writer USA IQ 155 
Raphael Artist Italy IQ 170 
Rembrandt van Rijn Artist Netherlands IQ 155 
Ren Descartes mathematician, philosopher France IQ 185 
Richard Nixon Ex-President USA IQ 143 
Richard Wagner Composer Germany IQ 170 
Robert Byrne chess player Irland IQ 170 
Rousseau Writer France IQ 150 
SARPA theologian, historian Italy IQ 195 
Shakira Singer Colombia IQ 140 
Sharon Stone Actress USA IQ 154 
Sofia Kovalevskaya mathematician, writer Sweden / Russia IQ 170 
Stephen W. Hawking Physics England IQ 160 
Thomas Chatterton poet, writer England IQ 180 
Thomas Jefferson President USA IQ 138 
Thomas Wolsey Politician England IQ 200 
Truman Cloak - - IQ 165 
Ulysses S. Grant President USA IQ 110 
Voltaire Writer France IQ 190 
William James cheat - USA IQ 200 
William Pitt (the Younger) Politician England IQ 190 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Austria IQ 165

Run IQ test >>>

[alph]

I can't believe some of those scores that are 200+. Who's to say that the tests are all he same?  I scored 141 on mine, and I DON'T consider my self to be "smart"..

[The Anvil]

It can be a blessing or a curse. You can have a very high IQ but be an emotional cripple, never reaching your potential. When that happens it's a terrible waste. People with exceptionally high IQ's also tend to be haunted by things that people of average or below average intelligence never give a thought to.

I really think that at least in terms of happiness it's probably best to be of average or even a bit below average intelligence. You typically rise to the level you are supposed to and fulfill the role in society that you are supposed to. Sure, you might be an ignoramus but you're a happy ignoramus. Your lack of self awareness allows you to float through life secure in the knowledge that there's nothing else you could have been and if you somehow rise above a meager station then you are truly doused in life's gravy.

[Patrick]

It looked as if there was a link to take a test,, but,, nothing was there..
I guess I don't put much stock in those tests either.. When they made us take them in high school 'they' thought I cheated and made me take another while a teacher sat and watched me.. I scored 20 pts higher..

[alph]

It can be a blessing or a curse. You can have a very high IQ but be an emotional cripple, never reaching your potential. When that happens it's a terrible waste. People with exceptionally high IQ's also tend to be haunted by things that people of average or below average intelligence never give a thought to.

I really think that at least in terms of happiness it's probably best to be of average or even a bit below average intelligence. You typically rise to the level you are supposed to and fulfill the role in society that you are supposed to. Sure, you might be an ignoramus but you're a happy ignoramus. Your lack of self awareness allows you to float through life secure in the knowledge that there's nothing else you could have been and if you somehow rise above a meager station then you are truly doused in life's gravy.

You do realize you're talking about my sister-in-law.....

There are individuals that score high on interegance tests, yet have zero common sence.

[mrprez]

One glaring omission from that list.  BHO.

[Stanley Steamer]

Name  Occupation  Nationality  IQ
Abraham Lincoln President USA IQ 128
Adolf Hitler Nazi leader Germany IQ 141
Al Gore Politician USA IQ 134
Albert Einstein Physics USA IQ 160
Albrecht von Haller Medical scientist Switzerland IQ 190
Alexander Pope poet, writer England IQ 180
Andrew J. Wiles Mathematics England IQ 170
Andrew Jackson President USA IQ 123
Andy Warhol Artist USA IQ 86
Anthonis van Dyck Painter Netherlands IQ 155
Antoine Arnauld theologian France IQ 190
Arne Beurling Mathematics Sweden IQ 180
Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor / policies Austria IQ 135
Baruch Spinoza philosopher Netherlands IQ 175
Benjamin Franklin writer, scientist, politician USA IQ 160
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Israel IQ 180
Bill Gates founder of Microsoft USA IQ 160
Bill (William) Jefferson Clinton President USA IQ 137
Blaise Pascal Mathematics, religious philosopher France IQ 195
Bobby Fischer chess player USA IQ 187
Michelangelo Buonarroti artist, poet, architect Italy IQ 180
Carl von Linn botanist Sweden IQ 165
Charles Darwin naturalist England IQ 165
Charles Dickens Writer England IQ 180
Christopher Michael Langan scientist, philosopher USA IQ 195
Clive Sinclair inventor England IQ 159
David Hume philosopher, politician Scotland IQ 180
Dr David Livingstone doctor Scotland IQ 170
Donald Byrne chess player Ireland IQ 170
Emanuel Swedenborg scientist, philosopher Sweden IQ 205
Francis Galton scientist, doctor England IQ 200
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von Schelling philosopher Germany IQ 190
Galileo Galilei physicist, astronomer, philosopher Italy IQ 185
Geena (Virginia) Elizabeth Davis Actress USA IQ 140
Georg Friedrich Händel Composer Germany IQ 170
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel philosopher Germany IQ 165
George Berkeley philosopher Ireland IQ 190
George H. Choueiri Chief ACE Lebanon IQ 195
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) Writer England IQ 160
George Sand (Aurore Lucile Dupin Amantinr) Writer France IQ 150
George Walker Bush President USA IQ 125
George Washington President USA IQ 118
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz scientist, a lawyer Germany IQ 205
Hans Dolph Lundgren Actor Sweden IQ 160
Hans Christian Andersen writer, poet Denmark IQ 145
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton American policy USA IQ 140
Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht Reichsbanks President Germany IQ 143
Honoré de Balzac (Honore Balzac) Writer France IQ 155
Hugo Grotius (De Groot Huig) Lawyer Netherlands IQ 200
Hypatia of Alexandria philosopher, mathematician Alexandria IQ 170
Immanuel Kant philosopher Germany IQ 175
Isaac Newton Scientist England IQ 190
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Composer Germany IQ 165
James Cook Explorer England IQ 160
James Watt physics, technology Scotland IQ 165
James Woods Actor USA IQ 180
Jayne Mansfield - USA IQ 149
Jean M. Auel Writer Canada IQ 140
Jodie Foster Actor USA IQ 132
Johann Sebastian Bach Composer Germany IQ 165
Johann Strauss Composer Germany IQ 170
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Germany IQ 210
Johannes Kepler mathematician, physicist, astronomer Germany IQ 175
John Adams President USA IQ 137
John F. Kennedy Ex-President USA IQ 117
John H. Sununu Chief of Staff USA IQ 180
John Quincy Adams President USA IQ 153
John Stuart Mill Genius England IQ 200
JohnLocke philosopher England IQ 165
Jola Sigmond Teacher Sweden IQ 161
Jonathan Swift writer, theologian England IQ 155
Joseph Haydn Composer Austria IQ 160
Joseph Louis Lagrange mathematician, astronomer Italy / France IQ 185
Judith Polgár chess player Hungary IQ 170
Kim Ung-Yong - Korea IQ 200
Garry Kasparov Kimovitch chess player Russia IQ 190
Leonardo da Vinci Genius Italy IQ 220
Lord Byron poet, writer England IQ 180
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor France IQ 145
Ludwig van Beethoven Composer Germany IQ 165
Ludwig Wittgenstein philosopher Austria IQ 190
Madame de Stael philosopher France IQ 180
Madonna Singer USA IQ 140
Marilyn vos Savant Writer USA IQ 186
Martin Luther philosopher Germany IQ 170
Miguel de Cervantes Writer Spain IQ 155
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomer Poland IQ 160
Nicole Kidman Actor USA IQ 132
Paul Allen Co-Microsoft USA IQ 160
Philip Emeagwali Mathematics Nigeria IQ 190
Phillippe Melanchthon theologian Germany IQ 190
PierreSimon de Laplace Astronomer, mathematician France IQ 190
Plato philosopher Greece IQ 170
Ralph Waldo Emerson Writer USA IQ 155
Raphael Artist Italy IQ 170
Rembrandt van Rijn Artist Netherlands IQ 155
Ren Descartes mathematician, philosopher France IQ 185
Richard Nixon Ex-President USA IQ 143
Richard Wagner Composer Germany IQ 170
Robert Byrne chess player Irland IQ 170
Rousseau Writer France IQ 150
SARPA theologian, historian Italy IQ 195
Shakira Singer Colombia IQ 140
Sharon Stone Actress USA IQ 154
Sofia Kovalevskaya mathematician, writer Sweden / Russia IQ 170
Stanley Steamer Playboy USA IQ 182.56894
Stephen W. Hawking Physics England IQ 160
Thomas Chatterton poet, writer England IQ 180
Thomas Jefferson President USA IQ 138
Thomas Wolsey Politician England IQ 200
Truman Cloak - - IQ 165
Ulysses S. Grant President USA IQ 110
Voltaire Writer France IQ 190
William James cheat - USA IQ 200
William Pitt (the Younger) Politician England IQ 190
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Austria IQ 165

[bscrive]

I worked with a guy who was extremely smart, but he could not understand why people, his boss, did not like being called incompetent to their face.  He also went in to the Director's office to tell him what he is doing wrong and then wondered why he got fired for trying to help.  Absolutely no people skills.  Smart in some respects and a total idiot in others, no balance.

[RP#62]

I've run into people that were educated beyond their intelligence.

-RP

[musclehead]

I'm very happy to be above average, but still able to charm the ladies 

[BigAl]

Andy Warhol Artist USA IQ 86 

Barrack Hussein Obama    0    but that is for being an enormous A   Hole.  or 0.

2% increase in GDP as of late,,,,,,,,,,Obama Care will cost us 1,2% of our GDP next Year.

Ok that leaves us with an increase in the GDP of .8%.

Not a genius, but that ain't a smart way to start next year off basically in the hole.

Thus A Hole

[Momz]

"One thing you can't hide, it's when you're crippled inside" John Lennon

[RainMaker]

No one should think that President Obama is stupid.  He appears to be very intelligent (but that may be due to the teleprompter and his handlers). 

He was smart enough to play the right "cards" and get people to vote him in and may be smart enough to get elected again with his Robin Hood approach to government.

As evidenced by Adolf Hitler's IQ, being smart does not make you a superior human being or a politician who uses their intelligence to improve the life of their country's citizens.  Instead, they can and do ignore the will of the people to pursue their own visions.

Wonder how they measured the IQ of those long dead and who died before such tests existed?  A review of their life's work does not equate to taking a specific test.

[musclehead]

One glaring omission from that list.  BHO.

that's because he scored so high he's off the charts. 

[Gear Jammer]

Stanley Steamer Playboy USA IQ 182.56894 ?

Playboy?  I thought he was an actor in soft porn  ???    

[Stanley Steamer]

Stanley Steamer Playboy USA IQ 182.56894 ?

Playboy?  I thought he was an actor in soft porn  ???    

It started OUT as soft.......ended up HARD!!......