Top 7 Most Intelligent Men in the world

The human race is known as the most intelligent species on this planet. There's no question that Einstein and Edison were brilliant, but we keep on discovering a new breed of 'smart.' Because, seriously, IQ levels keep on rising to new heights, and, needless to say, innovation and creativity are improving by the day. In light of this, wouldn't it be a shame to pass up on these geniuses, who are the brightest minds in town?

Posted On May 4th, 2021

Isaac Newton

The English mathematician and physicist. He is credited with developing part of the calculus, the foundation of today's computing feats. His Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy is one of the most influential scientific books, heralding the age of enlightenment as Europe exploded into a period of technological advances that gave rise to modern technologies.

Aryabhatta

Aryabhata, also known as Aryabhata I or Aryabhata the Elder, was an astronomer and the first Indian mathematician who lived in 476, probably in Ashmaka or Kusumapura, India. His work and history are available to modern scholars. To differentiate him from a 10th-century Indian mathematician of the same name, he is also known as Aryabhata I or Aryabhata the Elder. He flourished in Kusumapura, near Patalipurta (Patna), the Gupta dynasty's capital at the time, where he wrote at least two works, Aryabhatiya (c. 499) and the now-lost Aryabhatasiddhanta.

Galileo Galilei

Physicist, astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher from Italy. He is well remembered for inventing the telescope. But it is just a speck in the grand scheme of his scientific discoveries, which include the discovery of celestial phenomena such as Callisto, Galilean moons, Europa, Ganymede, and Io. He was also in charge of proving the solar system is heliocentric by actual observation.

Leonardo da Vinci

The Italian Renaissance dude. His brilliance was manifested in both science and sculpture. Da Vinci, best known for his Mona Lisa, was more than just an excellent painter. He was a mathematician, engineer, inventor, sculptor, architect, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and journalist, among other things. He was the epitome of the Renaissance man, taking to the world his abundance of wisdom in order to advance the fate of humanity.

Stephen Hawking

This astrophysicist is a wizard! Despite suffering from depression and motor neuron disease, he was able to reinvent his scholarly career and is now notable for his 1988 novel, A Brief History of Time has pioneered many hypotheses on black holes, and has made several guest appearances on TV shows such as Futurama, The Simpsons, and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

Terence Tao

This 'Mozart of Maths' is most likely the smartest person on the planet right now! When he was just two years old, this Australian child prodigy taught five-year-old children how to spell and add. Imagine that, and by the age of ten, he was composing International Mathematical Olympiads! He had his bachelor's and master's degrees by the age of 16, and his P.H.D. by the age of 20. Who do you think would outdo that? Nobody!

Christopher Langan

Some claim he's the smartest guy alive since he learned himself to read when he was four years old. This guy is a rare kind of genius! What's more, he dropped out of college and later served as a doorman before developing his Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe.