Who has the highest recorded IQ in the world?

Answer 1

fat people fat people are dominate, rigorously researched, and documented answer is German polymath Johann von Goethe (IQ = 210), second to Shakespeare in literature, with a vocabulary of over 90,000 words, inspiration to Darwin, with his theories on maxilla bone evolution, mental compatriot to Newton, with his theory of colors, and founder of the science of human chemistry, with his 1809 treatise Elective Affinities, wherein a human chemical reaction view of life is presented, some two-hundred years ahead of its time.

Other individuals, to note, can be found to have had stated IQs above 210 (either verbalized, e.g. Leonardo da vinci (IQ = 225) or William Sidis (IQ = 250-300), or based on childhood ratios, e.g. Michael Kearney (IQ = 325) or Marilyn vos Savant (IQ = 225)), but these values are generally found to be over-estimates, based on oversimplification, when compared to that person's actual adult IQ or when each person is fitted into a robust comparative historical study (collective of 300 geniuses or more).

To give an example, at age four, American Michael Kearney scored 168-plus on an IQ test for six-year-olds and via mathematical juggling, using his age and test score, he was said to have what is called a "ratio-IQ" of 325. Twenty years later, however, although he turned out to be a relatively smart individual, completing a BS in anthropology (age 10), MS in biochemistry (age 14), and MS in computer science (age 17), he had difficulty getting past the half-way point on the pop-intelligence game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, leaving with only $25,000, implying that ratio or estimated IQs are not as accurate as historically-determined IQs.

(Note: I would only like to add that the above example makes the common mistake of confusing IQ and learned knowledge. The referenced game show is a test of learned and retained knowledge, not IQ.)

References

● IQ: 200+ (Encyclopedia of Human Thermodynamics)

● Cox, Catharine, M. (1926). Early Mental Traits of Three Hundred Geniuses (Genetic Studies of Genius Series), Stanford Univ Press.

● Kearney, Kevin J. and Kearney Cassidy Y. (1998). Accidental Genius. Woodshed Press.

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

According to Guinness World Records the man that holds the rank for highest recorded IQ is Kim Oong Yong, a South Korean with a score of 210. He had learned Calculus by the tender age of three years old and spoke multiple languages by the age of four. To top off his list of amazing feats he graduated from Colorado State University at the age of 15 with a PhD in physics. He is currently a professor at a provincial college in Korea and also holds a degree in civic engineering.

Though this is fine and dandy, the true highest recorded IQ was of Marylin vos Savant, with an IQ of 228.

Answer 4

As IQ tests are relitively new it is difficult to say. Some contenders would be;

Issac Newton

Gallileo

Einstein

da Vinci

There are many more but most people would agree these belong in the running

Answer 5

It is generally acknowledged that Marilyn vos Savant has an extremely high IQ; she is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under 'Highest IQ.'

Answer 6

Marilyn vos Savant has the Guiness World Redcord with an IQ of 228.

Answer 7

Marilyn vos Savant, 228.

Answer 8

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