List of Mensans

The list of Mensans contains notable members of Mensa International, the high IQ society, both current and past.

This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

A

• Tanishq Mathew Abraham – American child prodigy^[1]
• Scott Adams – Cartoonist, creator of Dilbert, former member^[2][3]
• Simon Ambrose – Winner of Britain's Apprentice television show^[4]
• Isaac Asimov – Prolific author, former Vice-president of Mensa International^[5]
• Jean Auel – Author of The Clan of the Cave Bear^[6][7]
• Yank Azman – Actor, antiques expert^[8]

B

• Derek Keith Barbosa – Rapper (under pseudonym Chino XL)^[9]
• Roland Berrill – Lawyer, businessman and co-founder of Mensa^[10]
• Ben Best – Former President of the Cryonics Institute^[11]
• Jason Betts – Psychic, mathematician and IQ test author^[12]
• Theodore Bikel – Actor, musician^[13]
• Richard Bolles – Self-help author^[6]
• T. Casey Brennan – American cartoonist^[14][15]
• Cyril Burt – Educational psychologist, developer of factor analysis in psychological testing^[16]
• Eileen Rose Busby – Antiques expert^[17]
• Jacques Bergier – Chemical engineer, member of the French resistance, spy, journalist and writer^[18]

C

• Mike Carona – Former Sheriff-Coroner of Orange County, California^[7]
• Asia Carrera – Former pornographic actress and blogger^[7]
• Leslie Charteris – Writer and author of The Saint novels, featuring Simon Templar^[19]
• Jack Cohen – Reproductive biologist and popular science writer^[20]
• Martin Cooper – Considered the inventor of the mobile phone^[7]
• Adrian Cronauer – Real-life inspiration for the movie Good Morning, Vietnam^[6]
• Alexander Crutchfield – American businessman and financier, founder of Oasis Partners^[7]
• Bobby Czyz – Boxer, former two-time World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Champion^[6]

D

• Geena Davis – Academy Award-winning actress^[6]
• Nelson DeMille – Author of Night Fall.^[7]
• C.J. de Mooi – Competitive chess player, quiz show champion, and Egghead^[21]
• Viacheslav Dinerchtein – Concert violist^[22]
• Rick DePiro – Jazz organist, jazz pianist, music producer, music executive, singer-songwriter^[23]

F

• Leon Feingold – Athlete, pitcher for Cleveland Indians and Israel Baseball League^[24]
• Brian J. Ford – Biologist^[25][26]
• Buckminster Fuller – Designer, architect, poet, author, inventor, second President of Mensa^[13]

G

• Antonella Gambotto-Burke – Australian author and journalist^[27]
• Rolf Gindorf – German sexologist and gay activist^[28]
• Tilman Goins – American politician, Tennessee House of Representatives^[29][30]
• Nolan Gould – American actor, Modern Family^[31]
• Lucas di Grassi – Brazilian racing driver^[32]

H

• Jeremy Hanley – Former Chairman of the Conservative Party^[33]
• Kara Hayward – Actress, starred in Wes Anderson's 2012 movie Moonrise Kingdom^[34]
• Glenne Headly – Emmy nominated actress^[35]
• Alfred George Hinds – British criminal and prison escape artist who later used his legal knowledge to obtain a full pardon^[16]

I

• Charles Ingram – Novelist and controversial quiz show participant^[36]
• Lucy Irvine – Author of Castaway^[16]

J

• Myles Jeffrey – Actor in Early Edition^[7]

K

• Maurice Kanbar – Creator of SKYY vodka and inventor^[35]
• Evangelos Katsioulis – Medical doctor specialising in psychiatry, reported to have an IQ of 1 in a billion^[37][38]
• Erik Kuselias – ESPN radio and television personality^[39]

L

• Bernie LaBarge - Musician^[40]
• Mell Lazarus – Cartoonist, creator of comic strips Miss Peach and Momma^[41]
• Richard Lederer – Author of books on word play^[42]
• Scott "Raven" Levy – Professional wrestler^[43][44]
• Ranan Lurie – Editorial cartoonist and journalist^[7]

M

• Andrzej Majewski – Writer, aphorist, photographer^[45]
• John McAfee – Computer programmer, founder of McAfee, Inc., one of the first people to design anti-virus software^[46]
• Janet McDonald – Lawyer and author of African American young adult novels^[47]
• Alan McFarland – Former MLA for North Down, United Kingdom^[48]
• Henry Milligan – Boxer and scholar, 1983 US National Amateur Heavyweight champion^[6]
• Regan Mizrahi – Child actor, won 2011 Young Artist Award for the voice of Boots in Dora the Explorer^[49]
• Ellen Morphonios – Florida judge^[6]
• Roger Moreira – Brazilian musician, member of Ultraje a Rigor^[50]
• Michael Muhney – Actor in Veronica Mars and The Young and the Restless^[51][52]
• Ellen Muth – Actress in Dolores Claiborne and Dead Like Me^[53]

N

• Barry Nolan – Says You! panelist^[6]
• Per Nilsson – Swedish guitar virtuoso, composer, producer and co-founder of Scar Symmetry^[54]

O

• Joyce Carol Oates – Author of The Gravedigger's Daughter^[55]
• Adam Osborne – Computer designer, software publisher, creator of the Osborne 1^[16]
• Brendan O'Carroll – Irish comedian^[56]

P

• Gareth Penn – Author and private investigator^[57]
• Markus Persson – Creator and developer of Minecraft^[58]
• Donald Petersen – Former CEO of the Ford Motor Company^[6]
• Julie Peterson – Playboy Playmate of the Month, February 1987^[59]
• Uroš Petrović – Serbian author, President of Serbian Mensa^[60]
• Nicky Piper – Boxer^[61]
• Madsen Pirie – Philosopher and economist^[62]

R

• Dorota Rabczewska – Polish pop singer^[63]
• Alan Rachins – Actor on L.A. Law and Dharma & Greg^[6][7]
• Ashley Rickards – Actress on Awkward and American Horror Story^[64]

S

• Jimmy Savile – English DJ, actor, and television/radio personality^[65]
• Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. – Retired US Army General, planner of Operation Desert Storm^[66]
• Margot Seitelman – The first executive director of American Mensa^[67]
• Victor Serebriakoff – Author and former international president of Mensa^[68]
• Laura Shields – English model and actress^[20]
• Clive Sinclair – Inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator, founder of Sinclair Research, member of British Mensa, and Chairman from 1980 to 1997^[69]
• Alexander Shulgin – Medicinal chemist, biochemist, and rediscoverer of MDMA (ecstasy)^[70]
• Scott Sonnon – Public speaker and celebrity fitness coach^[71][72]
• Katariina Souri – Finnish writer, singer and Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 1988^[73]
• E. Lee Spence – Shipwreck expert, pioneer underwater archaeologist and discoverer of the H.L. Hunley submarine^[74]
• Owen Spencer-Thomas – Television broadcaster and presenter, charity fundraiser and Anglican minister^[75]

V

• Carol Vorderman – British television presenter^[76]
• Marilyn vos Savant – Last person listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ" (category has been withdrawn)^[7]
• James von Brunn – White supremacist and Holocaust denier who perpetrated the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum shooting^[77]

W

• Lancelot Ware – Barrister, biochemist, and co-founder of Mensa^[78]

Z

• Roger Zelazny – American writer^[79]

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