According to the Stanford-Binet test, the average I.Q. for most people it is between 85 and 115. Only about 1% of the world's population has IQs more than 135, indicating that one is one of the rare "highly gifted" individuals.
People with IQs between 165 and 179 are considered "high geniuses," while those with IQs between 180 and 200 are considered "highest geniuses."
5 Scientists with Exceptional IQ
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein, who has an IQ of 160, is the last but certainly not least on this list. The physicist is most known for his theory of relativity, which is one of the foundations of modern physics. He is a Nobel Laureate in Physics and is widely regarded as the most influential physicist of the twentieth century.
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin was a British scientist who is most known for his contributions to biology. He founded the theory of evolution and had an IQ of 165.
He was a geologist and a naturalist, and one of his most well-known projects was his search for the center of creation in the Galapagos Islands.
The term "Darwinism" was coined after his name, and the slogan "survival of the fittest" was inspired by his evolutionary discoveries.
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant, another famous philosopher with a sharp mind, had an IQ of 175.
The German philosopher is still regarded as one of the most important personalities in philosophy today, and he is best known for his claim that reason is the root of man's morality. Epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, and political philosophy have all been influenced by him.
Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes, a great philosopher and mathematician with an IQ of 180, is the proponent of the Cartesian plane and "tabula rasa" or blank slate in education and philosophy.
He was a writer as well as a mathematician, and it was he who coined the slogan "I think therefore I exist," or "Cogito ergo sum." The "Father of Modern Philosophy" is another title he has earned.
Galileo Galilei
Galileo Galilei was a scientist who lived in the 16th century.
Galileo Galilei, the famed astronomer, philosopher, and physicist, had an IQ of 185! This Italian scholar is known as the "Father of Scientific Reason" for his contributions during the Scientific Revolution.
Nicolaus Copernicus, who believed that the sun revolved around the earth, had an IQ of 160, yet Galileo Galilei, the genius, was correct in his assessment of the sun as the center of the solar system.