Top 10 Smartest People in the World

Determining the top 10 smartest people in the world is a difficult task as intelligence is a complex and multi-faceted concept that can be measured in many different ways. However, there are certain individuals whose intellectual abilities and achievements have earned them recognition as some of the smartest people in the world. Here are the top 10 smartest people in the world, listed in no particular order:

01. Terence Tao

Terence Tao is a mathematician and professor at UCLA who has made significant contributions to number theory, partial differential equations, and harmonic analysis. He was a child prodigy and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University at the age of 21. Tao has won numerous awards for his work, including the Fields Medal, which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of mathematics.

02. Andrew Wiles

Andrew Wiles is a mathematician and professor at the University of Oxford who is best known for proving Fermat's Last Theorem, one of the most famous and longstanding problems in mathematics. He received numerous awards for his work, including the Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics.

03. Marilyn Vos Savant

Marilyn Vos Savant has an IQ score of 228, which is one of the highest recorded scores in history. She is a columnist, author, and lecturer who has been recognized as one of the smartest people in the world by various organizations.

04. Grigori Perelman

Grigori Perelman is a reclusive Russian mathematician who is best known for solving the Poincaré conjecture, another famous and longstanding problem in mathematics. He turned down both the Fields Medal and the one million dollar Millennium Prize, stating that he did not want to be recognized for his work.

05. Kim Ung-Yong

Kim Ung-Yong is a former child prodigy from South Korea who was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as having the highest IQ in the world, with a score of 210. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Colorado State University at the age of 16 and worked as a researcher for NASA.

06. Magnus Carlsen

Magnus Carlsen is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. He became a chess grandmaster at the age of 13 and has won numerous championships and awards for his play.

07. Christopher Langan

Christopher Langan is an American autodidact and former bouncer who is known for having an IQ score of 195, which is higher than Albert Einstein's. He has developed a theory of the relationship between mind and reality called the Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe.

08. Garry Kasparov

Garry Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster and former world champion who is widely considered to be one of the greatest chess players of all time. He has also written numerous books on chess and politics and has been a prominent political activist.

09. Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking was a British physicist and cosmologist who made groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of black holes, the Big Bang, and the nature of time itself. He also became a popular figure outside of the scientific community due to his books and appearances in popular media.

10. James Woods

James Woods is an American actor and producer who is also known for his intelligence and knowledge on a wide range of topics. He has an IQ score of 180 and is a member of Mensa, a society for people with high IQs.

These individuals are just a few examples of the many smart and accomplished people in the world. While IQ scores and academic achievements can provide some insight into a person's intelligence, it is important to remember that intelligence is a multifaceted concept that cannot be fully