13 of The Most Intelligent People Of All Time

8. Kim Ung-Yong

South Korean civil Engineer Kim Ung-Yong was named by the Guinness book of World Records as one of the smartest people in the world for his IQ of 210. Ung-Yong was also incredibly smart as child, speaking for the first time when he was only 4 months old! At age 3 he could speak 4 languages fluently, and at 4 he had already written two books. He moved to the US at age 5 to study and then worked at NASA for almost 10 years.

9. Cleopatra

Many people know the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra to have been one of the most beautiful women in the world, but a lesser known fact about her is that she was also extremely intelligent. She was estimated to have an IQ of 180 and spoke 5 languages fluently.

10. Alan Turing

Whatever device you’re reading this on – laptop, smartphone, tablet – you have Alan Turing to thank for it! Born in 1912, Alan Turning was an English computer scientist. His most famous contributions include cracking the “Enigma” encryption machine, which help defeat the Nazis. His mathematical work is also know for providing the basis for modern computers, and allocating a benchmark for artificial intelligence – even today!