IQs of 135 or higher are considered genius level. IQs above 160 are higher than 99.99% of the population. One man on this list has an IQ so high, there are fewer than 100 people in the entire United States with IQs that are higher.
1. Conan O’Brien
It’s not a complete surprise to learn Conan O’Brien has an IQ of 160. Before he had his late night show, and before he was one of the head writers for The Simpsons and Saturday Night Live, he attended Harvard University. While there, he was the editor of The Harvard Lampoon, the highly regarded humor magazine.
Conan O’Brien’s IQ – 160
2. Ashton Kutcher
Kutcher has starred in numerous TV shows and movies, beginning with That 70’s Show in 1998. As a young man he wasn’t an outstanding student but has demonstrated his smarts in his career both as an actor and a businessman. He’s a very successful venture capitalist; a product engineer for Chinese computer giant Lenovo; and he’s part of the management team of tech startup Ooma. He’s also a successful restauranteur and human rights activist.
Ashton Kutcher’s IQ – 160
3. Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone is a member of MENSA, a society restricted only to people with high IQs. As a child, she was a gifted student, entering the 2nd grade at only 5 years old. She’s known for her sharp business mind and keen intellect as much as she is for her acting skills.
Sharon Stone’s IQ – 154
4. Lisa Kudrow
Kudrow may be best known as the airheaded Phoebe Buffay on the hit TV show Friends, but in real life she’s anything but an airhead. Kudrow attended Vassar College and is a highly accomplished actress, writer and producer, winning multiple Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards.
Lisa Kudrow’s IQ – 154
5. Arnold Schwarzenegger
The former Mr. Universe has brains to match his brawn. He never attended college – he began his bodybuilding career after high school – but is an extremely accomplished and wealthy actor, director, producer, businessman, philanthropist and three term Governor of California. This long list of accomplishments are a testament to his intellect.
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s IQ – 144
6. Nicole Kidman
The Academy Award winning actress is considered one of the brightest women in Hollywood. It’s not a surprise, as her parents were highly intelligent as well – her father was a biochemist and clinical psychologist; her mother was a nursing instructor and book editor.
Nicole Kidman’s IQ – 142
7. Madonna
She’s a highly successful performer, composer, author and businesswoman. She accomplished great success and amassed a fortune estimated in the hundreds of millions without having graduated college, even though she was considered a highly gifted student in high school.
Madonna’s IQ – 140
8. Shakira
This Grammy Award winning singer was born and raised in Columbia but is of Lebanese descent (both her parents are from Lebanon). She was a precocious child, writing poetry at the age of just 4 years old, and began writing music at the age of 8. She is fortunate to be blessed with beauty, talent and brains.
Shakira’s IQ – 140
9. Natalie Portman
Portman was born in Jerusalem and moved to the U.S. in 1984. She was an outstanding student in high school and attended Harvard University. While studying at Harvard she was research assistant for the famous law professor Alan Dershowitz. She had to take time off from her acting career to attend college, and when asked about putting her career on hold, said “I’d rather be smart than a movie star”. It appears she managed to be both.
Natalie Portman’s IQ – 140
10. Matt Damon
Damon’s first major acting role was in Good Will Hunting, an Academy Award winning movie that he and Ben Affleck also wrote and produced. In the movie, he played Will Hunting, an unrecognized math genius who, due to an unfortunate set of circumstances, winds up working as a janitor at MIT. In real life, Damon attended Harvard University, where he began working on the Good Will Hunting screenplay.
Matt Damon’s IQ – 135
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