Who is/was the most intelligent person in the world?

Question

i hangout frequently in the jokes and riddles section...

and then there was this one guy who asked, "who is the most intelligent person in the world?"

there was one serious answer but the rest were jokes...of course, it's on the jokes and riddle section...

now i am wondering. is there really such thing as "the most intelligent person"? if there is such, who is he/she?

some say it is da vinci...others said einstein...

i don't know...

let's clear things up...

thanks...

P.S. serious answers only pls...and kindly give references...

Answer 1

Nikola Tesla...look him up on youtube.  He was the first person to invent wireless communications way back in the day.  Also he was the one that invented electricity.  This was Thomas Edison's "enemy" you could say.  But go look him up.  He was REEEAALLY smart!

Answer 2

Steven Hawking...This is purely subjective, but my opinion.

there are many others:  DaVinci, Galileo, Copernicus, Pythagoras, Jefferson, Franklin, Edison, Tesla, Einstein, Von Braun, Goddard, Leedscalinon, Hughes....

Answer 3

it depends on your definition of intelligence....

intelligence isn't just about book smarts... i think the smartest people in the world are the ones who are authentic and know how to be happy

Answer 4

there is nothing such as the most intelligent person we all the same and if we just use our minds (WHICH NOBODY SEEMS TO USE IT THESE DAYS LIKE ((BOUSH))) we can be soo smart and so intelligent we just need to know how to use our minds .

Answer 5

No one. Intelligence is measured by so many different things. to many to chose someone who is "smarter" then any other. Even if you are brilliant in one area you can be completely ignorant and incapable of understanding another.

Answer 6

Well I know for sure it's not ME

Answer 7

there are various aspects of intelligence, such as inter,intra personal, calisthenics, music,sports, and the likes.. do you know the theory f multiple intelligence.. it is not just focus on the academic or more on the IQ.. maybe you can just decide on what aspect you would like to ask.. if its about the IQ maybe its Einstein..

Answer 8

Hi; i think Einstein had an IQ of 160 and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was over 200. Both had different fields of study and also in different centuries..But what is common sense? Is common sense a high form of intellingence? So can the most intellingent people  be the common sense person? That means most of us r genius and IQ  reflect genius in certain fields of study?.. But U do have to have common sense to qualify..Just rambling..

Answer 9

It is believed to be Marilyn vos Savant, see the reference.  Measuring IQ at the extremes of the distribution is difficult.  IQ is not the basis for intelligence, but it is a quantitative measure of intelligence, and a fairly good one.

Answer 10

What defines intelligence?  Is it the ability to memorize? the ability to reason?  the ability to calculate?  There are tons of people who do tons of amazing things: painting, drawing, sculpting, building, inventing new things, making music, coming up with theories, etc.  I don't think there is any fair or realistic way of answering this question.

Answer 11

It would be a tossup - among several.  There are several kinds of intelligence - for science, I'd vote for Einstein - his theory of relativity was a huge leap in thought.  Newton, DaVinci, and Galileo all had similar 'leaps' for their time however, and had to put up with some significant cultural biases during their lifetimes.  Political IQ - I'd vote for Abraham Lincoln - he was a brilliant political organizer and orator, and had a tremendous influence over the development of the United States.  For 'evil' genius, Hitler and Stalin are probably tied.  Both were willing to sacrifice millions of their countrymen to preserve their regimes...  I don't think there is a single 'right answer' to this question!

Answer 12

It's all opinions now,  since neither of us lived during Einstein's or da Vinci's day.   I vote for Einstein...amazing science.   Someone might even vote for Bill Gates or Steve Jobs,  but I think they only invented a new toaster.

Answer 13

I would think Einstein myself though. Just everything he did I find amazing!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Eins...

However, everyone is intelligent in his or her own way.