KOMPAS.com – Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking are two men who are very well known to have IQ high, but do you know a number woman have the same IQ and even surpass them?
Here are 10 women in the world who have Highest IQ above 160, as quoted from Wonderslist in 2019:
10. Olivia Manning (IQ 162)
At the very young age of 12 years, many of us enjoy playing with friends more and hate doing schoolwork.
However, not Olivia Manning. He has been through tests supervised by Mensa IQ.
Mensa is an organization for people with high IQ.
The whole world was shocked to learn that his 2012 score was over 160 at a very young age.
A score of “160” becomes a very impressive benchmark, because it is the number obtained by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
Olivia, at such a young age, has managed to surpass two popular world legends, in terms of IQ scores.
9. Fabiola Mann (IQ 162)
Fabiola Mann is a young woman aged 21 years and she scored a high 162 points in Mensa.
He scored 2 points higher than that of the world famous scientists and physicists, Eintein and Hawking.
Mann has completed school at Northwood College School for Girls, London.
This teenager likes to hone his tactical thinking by playing chess. In sports, he was good at karate to the point of reaching the purple belt level.
In addition, he likes music and likes to play guitar.
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8. Judit Polgar (IQ 170)
Ten points above Einstein and Hawking, there’s Judit Polgar. She was a woman born July 23, 1976.
Polgár is the Grandmaster of Hungarian Chess and is considered to be the best female chess player ever.
When he was only 15 years old, he earned the title of Grandmaster in chess.
He was included in the World Chess Federation’s (FIDE) Top 100 list at a very young age and breaking records.
Polgár, now 44 years old, has played against many famous chess masters including Vishwanathan Anand and Garry Kasparov.
He is named one of the smartest people in the world with an IQ of 170.
7. Ruth Lawrence (IQ 175)
Ruth Elke Lawrence-Naimark or Ruth Lawrence is an English professor of Mathematics and Mathematics.
He has worked expansively in the fields of Knot theory and algebraic topology.
Born in 1971, Ruth Lawrence is known as a child genius, as well as one of the smartest women.
How come? At the age of 10, he easily topped the entrance examinations at Oxford and is the youngest person in modern times to graduate from Oxford.
He has an IQ score of 175, which is an astounding 15 points above Eintein and Hawking.
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6. Grace Hopper (IQ 175)
Grace Hopper is a popular and intelligent computer scientist from the United States.
It was he who invented the first compiler related tools.
What is a compiler? A compiler is an application that functions to “read and translate” a computer programming language (program code) to produce a program.
When he was 34 years old, he tried to join the navy, unfortunately to no avail.
Then, he decided to join the computing field. As a result, Hopper has become an unrivaled woman in computing even today.
Not only that, this woman has received 40 honorary degrees from many universities in the world and she has an IQ score of 175.
5. Germaine Stael (IQ 180-185)
Germaine Stael who is also known as Madame de Stael. He was born in Paris in 1766.
Stael is a French Social Commentator and Political Activist. He is also a well-known writer and has written many wonderful works.
Besides, you know what? Stael was Napoleon Bonaparte’s main opponent and critic.
Napoleon once banned him from being in France because of his writing.
After self-isolating in Germany, he became part of the Goethe Group, an organization that supports a broad spectrum of German culture abroad.
The intelligence test calculated her IQ level and a score between 180 and 185.
Even though she was ranked 5th, but she was the smartest woman of her time.
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4. Marie Curie (IQ 185)
Marie Curie is one of the most iconic and powerful figures in history.
He is also noted to have a very high IQ score, which is 185.
He was a French-Polish chemist and physicist, best known for his work in the field of radioactivity.
He received two Nobel Prizes in 1903 for Physics and in 1911 for Chemistry.
Marie Curie, is actually the most popular female scientist ever and it took her many pages to write about her achievements and contributions.
He has played a huge role in helping shape the modern world and his contributions will always be remembered.
3. Marilyn vos Savant (IQ 190)
Marilyn vos Savant is popular for her intelligence and has a high IQ score of 190.
He is a magazine columnist and writer.
In a magazine, she has a special slot called “Ask Marilyn”, where she answers lots of questions and solves riddles.
His name even appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records because of his high IQ level, 30 points more than Einstein and Hawking.
She’s one of the smartest women as well as the smartest person so far.
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2. Hypatia (IQ 190+)
Hypatia, daughter of the famous mathematician Theon of Alexandria, who was born between 351-370.
He was a Greek philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician in Egypt and during the Eastern Roman Empire.
Hypatia, it is believed, invented many scientific instruments such as the astrolabe and hydrometer.
It should be noted, the astrolab was an ancient astronomical instrument used by astronomers, navigators, and astrologers in the classical era.
He is known as one of the greatest and smartest thinkers ever with an IQ score of over 190.
1. Edith Stern (IQ 200)
Edith Stern is one of the smartest women ever born, so far.
Stern has an IQ score of about 200, 50 points higher than Eintein and Hawking.
He was a child genius, even before he turned 1 year old, by being able to do calculations and pronounce complete sentences.
Just like other child geniuses, he had obtained many college degrees before turning 18.
He has more than 128 US patents to his name.
He has won various awards, such as a lifetime award in Engineering.
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