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Before going to the list of smartest people in the world, I found really interesting information that average people only has IQ score 100.Above this score, people are classified according to this list:

• 115-124 – Beyond average (e.g., university students/under graduate students)
• 125-134 – Gifted (e.g., post-graduate students/Master student)
• 135-144 – Highly gifted (e.g., intellectual persons)
• 145-154 – Genius (e.g., Professors)
• 155-164 – Above Genius (e.g., Nobel Prize winners)
• 165-179 – High genius
• 180-200 – Highest genius
• >200 – “Immeasurable genius”

Although owning high IQ does not guarantee the success of life, listed on one of the most genius people in the world is a promising resume to enter a very exclusive university or company. Next, this is 8 people with the highest IQ in the world or we can call them, 8 smartest people in the world

8. Stephen Hawking – IQ = 160

He is very famous in the world of modern physics and many people consider him as a the famous academic celebrity. His contribution and opinion related to General relativity and Black holes are agreed by many scientist worldwide.Sadly, he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.if not, I believe our science world could get more advantage from his contribution

7. Judit Polgár – IQ = 170

She won many international chess tournament,she had face to face with Karpov ,Spassky, Topalov ,Kasparov, and Anand in international chess competitions, she have been recognized as No. 1 woman chess player in the world for 20 years since 1989,winning Grandmaster in the age of 15th ,winning Chess Oscar seven times and many more.

6. John H. Sununu – IQ = 180

His outstanding IQ had lead him to become a White house Chief of Staff for George H. W. Bush and Governor of New Hampshire in 1983 and 1989. He came from Havana Cuba and he have great interest to politic till this day

5. Marilyn Vos Savant – IQ = 186

She have recorded her name in Guinness book of record in a category “Highest IQ in the world”. She was born in 1946 and she studied philosophy at the University of Washington. Since mid 1980s, she becomes a columnist, author and have worked for Parade magazine and solves many riddle and replied many questions from the readers.

4. Garry Kasparov – IQ = 190

Garry Kasparov is a legend in a Wold chess championship since 1985 when he was only 22 years old.His name was listed on FIDE world ranking for more than a decade but unfortunately, he decided to retire from this game on March 10,2005.

3. Philip Emeagwali – IQ = 190

He was born in Nigeria on August 23, 1954. Philip Emeagwali is known for his contribution on engineering and computer science and Gordon Bell prize in 1989.

2. Christopher Michael Langan – IQ = 195

He is a a clinical neurophysiology from northern Missouri and on January 25,2008, he participated on an NBC`s Game show 1 vs 100 and brought $250,000 home. When he was child, he started to talk in the age of 6 months and read in the age of 4. He have a great passion in his study and decided to get out from his college because he believed his professor could not teach him better than him self

1. Kim Ung-Yong – IQ = 210

His names is listed in the List of child prodigies and he started to speak in the age of 6 months. When he was 3 years old, he could read Korean, Japanese, English and Germany plus solved complicated calculus equations. He was honored Ph.D. in physics in the age of 16 at the Colorado state university and at this time, his name is listed on the first rank of people with highest IQ score in the world by Guinness Book of World Records

The legend: Smartest people of all time,William James Sidis – IQ = 250

He was living from April 1,1898 until July 17,1944. He was born in America and he was the master of mathematics and linguistic. At the age of 9, he enrolled the Harvard University but because he was too young, he only allowed to enter the university 2 years later.

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