Who is the smartest person ever?

Some famous geniuses

1] Johan Von Goethe German writer 210*

2] Gottfried Leibniz German mathematician 205*

3] John Stuart Mill English philosopher 200*

4] Blaise Pascal French mathematician 195*

5] Ludwig Wittgenstein Austrian philosopher 200 +/-

6] Bobby Fischer American chess player 187

7] Galileo Galilei Italian scientist 185

8] Rene Descartes French philosopher 180*

9] Immanuel Kant German philosopher 175*

10] Linus Pauling American scientist 170

11] Charles Darwin British scientist 165

12] Wolfgang Mozart Austrian composer 165*

13] Nicolas Copernicus Polish astronomer 160*

14] Rembrandt Van Rijn Dutch painter 155*

* born before modern testing began, so these are guesses based on their work.

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Adams, John Quincy 1767-184 American statesman 165 est.

Balzac, Honoré de 1799-1850 French writer 145

Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 German musician 140

Copernicus, Nicolas 1473-1543 Prussian scientist 130

Da Vinci, Leonardo 1452-1519 Italian artist 150

Descartes, René 1596-1650 French philosopher 160

Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790 Americanstatesman 145

Goethe, Johann von 1749-1832 German writer 200

Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826 American statesman 150

Kant, Immanuel 1724-1804 German philosopher 145

Newton, Isaac 1642-1727 English scientist 170

Pascal, Blaise 1623-1662 French scientist 180

Rembrandt van Rijn 1606-1669 Dutch artist 135

Most of these are guesses (and note that some of the numbers are different on both lists) ...

Goethe. Estimated IQ of 230. I know it's over 200 but I'm just reporting.

Leonardo da Vinci IQ 200 (+/- 20)

Plato also around 200

Pascal 190

Muthusla oldest and wisest man to have ever lived... I.Q. over 200 reportedly..

Tough to say, if I had to pick a name off the top of my head, Nikola Tesla.

Michael (Mic) Tienken 186

i think he is living

us, we are still alive. Life is a balancing act.

God. He created and understands everything. Who else could do that?!