The intelligence quotient, or IQ, is used today to measure a person’s level of intelligence. In general, people usually score 100 on this test. But there are also those with a much higher IQ. It must be said that it is very difficult to assess intelligence in general. Therefore, the results of IQ tests should be taken with a certain skepticism due to cultural differences and other factors.

On the other hand, IQ is a unit of measurement. That is, a person with an IQ of 130 is not 30% smarter than someone with an IQ of 100. Also, due to variations in testing, it is difficult to compare results obtained at different times.

The picture above is by Terence Tao. He is believed to have the highest IQ in the world to date. He managed to score between 225 and 230. And then there was Marilyn Vos Savant, who has a Guinness World Record of 228. However, this record was removed in 1990, and estimates of IQ at that time were considered very unreliable.

Christopher Hirata is also reported to have the second highest impressive IQ (225 points). William James Sidis, Ada Lovelace, Christopher Michael Langan, Albert Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci, Shaw Yano, Catherine Johnson, Stephen Hawking can be called the most intelligent people in history.