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.
My mom and I visited puzzle MENSA group early on. She didn’t like for some odd reason. Looking back I can see why. Lot’s of kids burned out by HS being pushed too hard.
I’m thankful my mother had the common sense to keep me away. Always considered IQ verbals like a dick measuring contest.
16. Donald J. Trump
I have a grown son that qualified for the MENSA group...as ‘an adult’ he was asked to Join MENSA and declined. Preferred being known as the individual he is without an IQ label preceeding him.
How many of them are intelligent enough to reject leftism?
Natalie Portman is as smart as rubber doorstop.
Fun fact.
How many other scripts has Matt Damon written?
People still suspect Jack Nicholson wrote it. He was a screenwriter as well as an actor and may still be.
IQ is a nice number.
But high IQ folks get frustrated with school and often times just end up “doing their own thing.”
Academic success is hardly guaranteed with a high IQ. Common sense is not a given either.
And what about Lisa Simpson. Her IQ is 159 and she is a member of MENSA
RE: This article was written by a pumpkin. Mr. Bean has an IQ 18 points higher than Einstein
IQ experts estimate Einstein’s IQ ranges between 160 IQ and 190 IQ. This article puts it at the lower estimated range. See here:
https://www.iq-test.net/what-is-Einstein-IQ-10176.html
RE: And what about Lisa Simpson. Her IQ is 159
OK, let’s not get too carried away by citing a cartoon character. Pretty soon you’ll be including Tony Starks in the mix...
Brains...Brains...Brains...
Gotta luv'em...
He gets a gold medal in life! Wise decision unless there’s a real goal in mind.
I hired a local craftsman who had worked for a couple different GCs we had used before. He couldn’t hold a job w/ anyone, but I knew he was competent.
Dude drove me nuts as he obsessed over every element. But spending time at Home Depot and watching him work I realized that he was processing things at an amazing level. I asked him about his educational experience, turns out he quit high school bc it was too dumb, then after a joy ride for a few years spent 15 in prison for cocaine trafficking.
It was the only thing that inspired him at the time. Now, he just makes sure — obsessively — that the job is done right. One of the most intelligent people I’ve ever met. He’s happy now with his tools and an occasional job. God bless him.
Yep. I’m proud of it, but having a high IQ gets you nothing without hard work.
Knew a guy a lot like that. Really smart, but very asocial. Lived with his grandmother and did some house painting. He was a very good painter, just didn’t have much ambition. Don’t know his IQ, but I know he was wicked smart, just didn’t fit well in ‘normal’ society.
Yes...a wise decision. Reaching many goals in his life without it. Loving wife, three grown daughters now. Good job he’s appreciated at. Life is good and he’s enjoying it all.
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