Posted on 09/03/2020 8:31:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Shakira wrote her first poem when she was 4 years old, however, Einstein did not learn to speak until he was 4.Even if an IQ test above 130 does not reveal how successful a person will be, this is the case just for only 2.5% of the population. Among them, some are renowned artists who have not succeeded academically, but who’ve totally won on the stage or the catwalk.
Here at Bright Side, we love smart people who share their wit with the world, so we want to show you this VIP group of brilliant celebrities, regardless of whether they’ve been to Harvard or not.
She wrote her first poem when she was 4 years old, and she recorded her first album when she was 13 years old. With a 140 IQ, instead of going to college, Shakira learned from life on tour after tour around the world. And this was not in vain, the singer knows how to speak 5 languages.
She was always an A student, and she even graduated from high school as the valedictorian.
She liked science, so she received a scholarship to study chemical engineering. But one fine day a camera caught sight of her, and the world lost a great engineer, but won a supermodel.
According to reports, Matt Damon’s IQ is as high as 160. He started to write the Good Will Hunting script while attending Harvard University. Even if he never graduated, he would later win an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his bro soulmate Ben Affleck.
She holds a Psychology degree from Harvard University, where she contributed to a paper entitled Frontal Lobe Activation During Object Permanence. She can speak 5 languages and her IQ is estimated to be 140.
He studied at University College London, where he majored in Ancient World Studies and graduated with first-class honors in Greek and Latin. It was at college where Martin met his future Coldplay bandmates, so we can very well say that intelligence and study skills are what have allowed us to listen to their songs today.
At 14 years old, he wrote one of his earliest works, and he was already thinking about his next screenplay. He never went to college, but he didn’t need it. His 160 IQ score probably helped him to win 2 Oscars.
She started to appear on television when she was 3 years old and she was only 12 when she got a role in Taxi Driver. At 18, she decided to take a break from her stellar acting career and become a full-time student at Yale, where she graduated magna cum laude. Hollywood was waiting for her regardless.
She wanted to earn her own money from a very young age, because her greatest wish was to help care for her sister with special needs. During high school, she studied hard while she worked at Wendy’s restaurant, and after her university studies, Master degree included, she worked hard as a headhunter, until it was her talent that was hunted.
He had an impeccable academic career and after finishing his Master’s degree in English literature at Yale, he embarked on a PhD. By then, acting (and The X-Files) had crossed his path and he left everything to follow his passion.
The Academy-Award winning actress graduated from Boston University, knows how to play the piano and flute, and is fluent in Swedish. She has a 140 IQ score and is a public member of the Mensa Organization, a VIP club to which only 2% of the population can belong — only those who have an IQ that is greater than 135.
Her intelligence did not go unnoticed by her teachers, so she entered the second grade when she was only 5 years old. Even more, she was only 15 years old when she was accepted, with a scholarship, to college. Her IQ is 154, which places her in the top 0.1% of the population in the world.
This is a case in which it is also understood that college is not always a good place for geniuses. He began to study philosophy, but the life of a teacher did not seem like it was for him. However, the fact that he did not finish his studies, did not prevent him from joining the Mensa Organization, a club for smart people that have an above-average IQ.
She has said that she grew up a “straight-up nerd” and “had a computer with floppy disks and a dial-up modem before it was cool.” Jones displayed a musical ability from an early age and can play classical piano. She was voted “Most Likely To Succeed” by her classmates at school. She studied religion and philosophy at Harvard University and graduated when she was 21 years old.
His IQ is reported to be 178. Quite the opposite of the character who made him famous, the giddy Mr. Bean, he was a brilliant student who received top-notch grades at school. Before changing his career to acting, he studied engineering at Newcastle University, went on to Oxford University to do a Master of Science, and even embarked on a PhD.
Success doesn’t come suddenly, not even for geniuses like Einstein with an estimated 160 IQ. When he graduated, he spent 2 difficult years looking for work as a teacher. Physics weren’t the most important thing in his life, and his great passion was music. Playing the piano and the violin helped him to think, and for him a life without playing music was inconceivable.
How do you think intelligence has helped these people to shine in their careers? Did some of their achievements surprise you? Who is the smartest person in the world to you? We’d love to hear your views in the comments.
Smart does not equal Wise.
RE:I’d like to see why they included Langoria.
The only thing I can see in her background is She received her master’s degree in Chicano Studies from California State University, Northridge, in May 2013 following three years of study.
Her thesis was entitled, “Success STEMS From Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers”
IQ and wisdom not related.
RE: Smart does not equal Wise.
Agree. King Solomon, the smartest man in his time already told us that.
My daughter has an IQ > 130 and, as smart as she is, I think sometimes she can’t even tie her own shoes.
RE: as smart as she is, I think sometimes she can’t even tie her own shoes.
Some people are INTELLIGENT in some areas but totally clueless in other areas.
I know of many nerds who get straight A’s in physics but will totally be scammed and fooled by street smart kids.
I hope your daughter isn’t like this.
Tits.
RE: RACIST!!!! Nearly all of white European stock!.
Rashida Jones is half black. Hence,the name, Rashida.
I said nearly. Out of 10 - .5. Still racist /s
So where is James Woods in all this?
He has a higher IQ and is much smarter than anyone currently in Hollywood.
Or is this a list of far left Hollywood Trump haters?
Anything North of 140 is rarefied air, but is not a predictor of success in life.
I'd be interested to know which test Rowan took as most standardized tests in the US are only accurate to 145 and in the UK to 140.
Then, there are the areas of cognitive ability that can also come into play. Examples are people who can memorize anything, but have trouble tying their shoes or feeding themselves. Others, who can't remember shite, but can solve complex algorithms in their head.
Bla-bla-bla...
Also... One test does not a Genius make. My scores have varied over the last 20 years from "modestly-high/not quite Mensa" up to "no, really, stop laughing". Cognition has always been a fascinating study...
Where’s the list of Hollywood room temperature IQs? Too many to mention
Oops out of 15
What’s the top of that scale, anyhow? 190 must put you in the top 0.001 percent of humanity.
There is no threshold at 2.5%. TWO POINT FIVE % gets you GIFTED IQ on the Stanford Binet scale. Mensa starts at 138 or the top two percent - that is classified by many as genius. This is nonsense because it does not include James Woods or Donald Trump, both of whom are top one percenters.
Atkinson, Steve Martin, and Foster - maybe.
The rest - no way.
Ace Frehley former lead guitarist of Kiss claims to have a 163 iq and look at him.
Dolph Lundgren has been said to be the most intelligent person in Hollywood. This list here, only shows favored leftists it appears.
In other words, it was utter PC claptrap.
What about Vin Diesel? In all seriousness I’d like to see IQ’s of the news anchors. Double digits?
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