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The Smartest People in the World

1. Kim Ung-yong, Physicist

1. Kim Ung-yong, Physicist

By his second birthday, physicist-engineer Kim Ung-yong had mastered four languages - Korean, Japanese, English and German. He has a verified IQ of 210, making him the smartest living person we could find, and was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ" as a child, when the book estimated his score at about 278.

The Smartest People in the World

1. Kim Ung-yong, Physicist2. Elias Katsioulis, Professor3. Rick Rosner, Joke Writer and Screenwriter4. Christopher Michael Langan, Bouncer5. Philip Emeagwali, Engineer6. Garry Kasparov, Chess Grandmaster7.. Marilyn vos Savant, Author and Columnist8. James Wood, Actor9. John Sununu, Politician10. Benjamin Netanyahu, Politician11. Sir Andrew Wiles, Mathematician12. Judit Polgar, World Chess Champion13. Robert Byrne, Professor and Chess Grandmaster15. Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft16. Sharon Stone, Actor

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