15 People with a Higher IQ Than Albert Einstein and What Their Professions Are

For a person to be considered a genius, he or she needs to have an IQ of at least 140. Not many individuals have this trait, but they do exist, and they are among us. Many have common professions, such as magazine columnists, horse breeders, or psychologists. While some of them are dedicated to innovative research, others prefer to maintain a lifestyle focused on simplicity.

In this post, the awesome.club gives you the chance to learn more about the lives of contemporary geniuses who are at the top of the smartest list.

Profession: theoretical physicist

Year of birth: 1998

The former wunderkind has an IQ of 170, and published his thesis in the field of Physics before the age of 20. At 15, he became the youngest student ever to be accepted into the Perimeter Institute in Canada. Today, he is a doctoral student at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, doing his research for his PhD.

Profession: Grandmaster International Grandmaster (chess)

Year of birth: 1976

The Hungarian chess player is known for being among the best sports practitioners of all time. At just 15 years old, she became the youngest International Grandmaster in 1991. She has defeated 11 world champions, and is the only woman to have beaten the then title holder. She announced her retirement from chess in 2014, and was even awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary.

Profession: media personality

Year of birth: 1960

Rick has an IQ of 192, according to the World Genius Directory. He has already undergone more than 30 tests, and got the highest score in 20 of them. Rick is known for his TV work, but he also loves doing math and physics exercises in his spare time.

Profession: Psychiatrist

Year of birth: 1976

With an impressive IQ, this Greek works today as a psychiatrist, after graduating in philosophy and technology in medical research. He also founded the group AAAA.GR, which supports children with extraordinary talents in Greece.

Profession: horse breeder

Year of birth: 1952

With an IQ between 195 and 210, you are among the smartest people in the world. Throughout his life, he developed the so-called Theoretical-Cognitive Model of the Universe, having published several books on the subject. Surprisingly, Chris has had several other jobs to make ends meet, including nightclub security.

Profession: systems architect

Year of birth: 1954

He has an IQ of no more, no less than 200, and with just 10 years joined the University of Michigan, USA. He attended both this institution and Yale University, earning a doctorate in mathematics at age 23. He prefers to keep his life out of the spotlight, but there is information that the genius has been working in the United States as a systems architect for a computer company.

Profession: Physicist

Year of birth: nineteen ninety

The former child prodigy was already reading at two and writing at three. At five, he was composing songs, having entered university at age nine. He entered the University of Chicago School of Medicine in the US at the age of 12, becoming the youngest student to graduate from the institution, which happened when he was 21 years old.

Profession: inventor and math

Year of birth: 1952

When taking the IQ test, at just five years old, she hit 205. At age 12, she went to university and became the youngest person to graduate from the Atlantic University of Florida, in 1967. Edith was already teaching mathematics at the University of Florida. Michigan before the age of 20, later working at IBM. She got credit for having created direct dialing and last call return systemsin addition to owning more than 100 US patents.

Profession: Physics teacher

Year of birth: 1962

The South Korean was also a child prodigy, with an estimated IQ of 210. He has a special ability for languages, and he can speak Korean, English, French, German and Japanese since childhood. Kim worked at NASA until he resigned and returned to his home country. She then worked in the business planning department at Chungbuk Development Corporationand currently teaches Liberal Arts at Shinhan University.

Profession: unknown

Year of birth: 1984

He became known for setting world records as the youngest man to graduate and teach at the university, as a teenager and with an IQ between 200 and 325. He completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of South Alabama, USA, at age 10. And at 14, he got his Master’s in chemistry from Middle Tennessee University, also in the US, and a second degree, in computer science, from another US university, Vanderbilt, at age 18.

Profession: Mathematical

Year of birth: 1975

Of American and Australian origin, this math genius has an IQ between 220 and 230. By the time he was just nine years old, he was already taking college-level math courses. Today, he teaches mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) after earning his PhD from Princeton University, also in the US, at age 21. At 24, he became a full professor, the youngest person to hold the post in UCLA history.

Profession: astrophysicist

Year of birth: 1982

Christopher has an incredible IQ of 225, and when he was 13 years old, he became the youngest winner of the International Physics Olympiad in 1996. At 16, Christopher was already collaborating with NASA, and at 22 he received his degree and doctorate from Princeton University in the USA. He is currently an astrophysicist and cosmologist at the Center for Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics at The Ohio State University.

Profession: magazine columnist

Year of birth: 1946

This woman’s IQ is one of the highest ever recorded, and she was only 10 years old when she auditioned, entering the Guinness Book of Records as the owner of the highest IQ between 1985 and 89. Marilyn is known for her column Ask Marilyn (“Ask Marilyn”). More recently, she has published books and become a member of the National Council for Economic Education.

Profession: Composer

Year of birth: 1999

At just 21 years old, he has an IQ of 250. His first class was taught when he was six. The young man has been working in the film industry since he was 12, acting as a composer. In fact, in 2013 he wrote, directed and edited his own film, The Sempiternal.

Profession: Composer and web developer

Year of birth: Unknown

Perhaps the least known on the list, but Marnen was also a Prodigy child. In a test taken as a child, she was shown to have an IQ of 268. According to her Web sitehe speaks English, German, Japanese, French, Russian, Esperanto and Kligon (the language of Star Trek). He enjoys his time with hobbies such as heraldry, medieval reenactment and folk dance. Marnen has worked as a programmer, composer and musician.

Profession: Physicist

Lived between: 1831 — 1879

The Scottish mathematician and physicist had an IQ between 190 and 205. He is remembered to this day for his theory of electromagnetic radiation, and Einstein even credited him for his work, claiming to have leaned on Maxwell’s shoulders.

What field would you dedicate yourself to if you had an IQ worthy of a genius? Do you or someone you know have above average intelligence? Leave modesty aside and comment!