List of Mensans
This list of Mensans contains notable members of Mensa International, the high IQ society, both current and past.
A
[edit]- Scott Adams – cartoonist, creator of Dilbert, former member[1]
- Simon Ambrose – winner of Britain's Apprentice television show[2]
- Arlan Andrews – American engineer, writer of science fiction and non-fiction[3]
- Isaac Asimov – prolific author, former vice-president of Mensa International[4]
- Jean Auel – author of The Clan of the Cave Bear[5][6]
- Yank Azman – actor, antiques expert[7]
- Amelia Henderson – actor, antiques expert[7]
B
[edit]- Norbert-Bertrand Barbe – French art historian, semiologist, artist and writer [8]
- Paul Bechly – American chemical engineer [9][10]
- Jacques Bergier – chemical engineer, member of the French resistance, spy, journalist and writer[11]
- Roland Berrill – lawyer, businessman and co-founder of Mensa[12]
- Theodore Bikel – actor, musician[13]
- Richard Bolles – self-help author[5]
- Laurie Brokenshire – Royal Naval officer, magician and world-class puzzle solver[14]
- Cyril Burt – educational psychologist, developer of factor analysis in psychological testing[15]
- Eileen Rose Busby – antiques expert[16]
C
[edit]- Mike Carona – former Sheriff–Coroner of Orange County, California[6]
- Asia Carrera – former pornographic actress and blogger[6]
- Leslie Charteris – writer and author of The Saint novels, featuring Simon Templar and Christopher R S Casson, England [17]
- Chino XL – rapper (born Derek Keith Barbosa)[18]
- Marshall Christmann – former member of the Kansas House of Representatives and a current Kansas Judge, Labor Union Negotiator, City Councilman, and Mediator [19]
- Jack Cohen – reproductive biologist and popular science writer[20]
- Martin Cooper – considered the inventor of the mobile phone[6]
- Adrian Cronauer – real-life inspiration for the movie Good Morning, Vietnam[5]
- Manuel Cuni – known professionally as Immanuel Casto, is an Italian singer-songwriter and activist.
- Bobby Czyz – boxer, former two-time World Boxing Association Cruiserweight Champion[5]
D
[edit]- Aaron Dai – pianist, composer, architect[21]
- Geena Davis – Academy Award-winning actress[5]
- Adragon De Mello – American college graduate at age 11[22]
- C. J. de Mooi – competitive chess player, quiz show champion, and Egghead[23]
- Nelson DeMille – author of Night Fall[6]
- Lucas di Grassi – Brazilian racing driver[24]
- Viacheslav Dinerchtein – concert violist[25]
- Doda – Polish pop singer (born Dorota Rabczewska)[26]
- Emma Dumont – American actress, model and dancer[27]
E
[edit]F
[edit]- Brian J. Ford – biologist[28]
- Ernestine Fu – venture capitalist[29]
- Buckminster Fuller – designer, architect, poet, author, inventor, second president of Mensa[13]
- Yvonne Fovargue – Member of Parliament, UK Parliament
G
[edit]- Antonella Gambotto-Burke – Australian author and journalist[30]
- Rolf Gindorf – German sexologist and gay activist[31]
- Tilman Goins – American politician, Tennessee House of Representatives[32][33]
- Nolan Gould – American actor, Modern Family[34]
H
[edit]- Chris Hadfield – retired Canadian astronaut, served as commander of the International Space Station[35]
- Kyle Hamilton – professional football player; safety for the Baltimore Ravens[36]
- Jeremy Hanley – former Chairman of the Conservative Party in England[37]
- Kara Hayward – actress, starred in the 2012 movie Moonrise Kingdom[38]
- Glenne Headly – Emmy-nominated actress[39]
- Tom Herman – former Texas Longhorns Football head coach[40]
- Alfred George Hinds – British criminal and prison escape artist who later used his legal knowledge to obtain a full pardon[15]
I
[edit]- Charles Ingram – novelist and quiz show cheat[41]
- Lucy Irvine – author of Castaway[15]
J
[edit]- Kym Jackson – Australian actress[42]
- Bella Jarrett – American actress, novelist[43]
K
[edit]- Yūka Kageyama, Japanese singer and television presenter[44]
- Maurice Kanbar – creator of SKYY vodka and inventor[39]
- William H. Keith Jr. – science fiction author, sci-fi games designer and illustrator[45]
- James Kerwin – director[46]
- Kotori Koiwai – Japanese voice actress, lyricist, composer[47]
- Grover Krantz – American biological anthropologist[48]
- Erik Kuselias – ESPN radio and television personality[49]
L
[edit]- Bernie LaBarge – musician[50]
- Mell Lazarus – cartoonist, creator of comic strips Miss Peach and Momma[51]
- Richard Lederer – author of books on word play[52]
- Jamie Loftus – comedian, writer, and animator, created the podcast "My Year In Mensa" [53]
- Ranan Lurie – editorial cartoonist and journalist[6]
M
[edit]- Andrzej Majewski – writer, aphorist, and photographer[54]
- John McAfee – computer programmer, founder of McAfee, Inc., one of the first people to design anti-virus software[55]
- Janet McDonald – lawyer and author of African American young adult novels[56]
- Alan McFarland – former MLA for North Down, United Kingdom[57]
- Jonathan McReynolds – Grammy award-winning gospel artist, actor [58]
- Henry Milligan – boxer and scholar, 1983 US National Amateur Heavyweight champion[5]
- Gert Mittring – mental calculator[59]
- Regan Mizrahi – child actor, won 2011 Young Artist Award for the voice of Boots in Dora the Explorer[60]
- Cícero Moraes – Brazilian 3D designer and forensic facial reconstruction specialist[61]
- Roger Moreira – Brazilian musician, member of Ultraje a Rigor[62]
- Ellen Morphonios – Florida judge[5]
- Michael Muhney – actor in Veronica Mars and The Young and the Restless[63][64]
- Ellen Muth – actress in Dolores Claiborne and Dead Like Me[65]
N
[edit]- Barry Nolan – Says You! panelist[5]
O
[edit]- Joyce Carol Oates – author of The Gravedigger's Daughter[66]
- Brendan O'Carroll – Irish comedian[67]
- Adam Osborne – computer designer, software publisher, creator of the Osborne 1[15]
P
[edit]- Park Kyung – South Korean rapper[68]
- Gareth Penn – author and private investigator[69]
- Markus Persson – Creator and developer of Minecraft[70]
- Donald Petersen – former CEO of the Ford Motor Company[5]
- Julie Peterson – Playboy Playmate of the Month, February 1987[71]
- Uroš Petrović – Serbian author, President of Serbian Mensa[72]
- Nicky Piper – boxer[73]
- Madsen Pirie – philosopher and economist[74]
- Robert Prechter – American financial author and stock market analyst[75]
- Princess Superstar – American rapper and DJ (born Concetta Suzanne Kirschner)[76]
Q
[edit]R
[edit]- Alan Rachins – actor on L.A. Law and Dharma & Greg[5][6]
- Raven – professional wrestler (born Scott Levy)[77][78]
- Ashley Rickards – actress[79]
- Radoslav Rochallyi – Slovak philosopher, writer and poet[80][81]
- Ginny Ruffner – American glass artist[82]
S
[edit]- Jimmy Savile – English DJ, television/radio personality[83][84]
- Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. – US Army General, planner of Operation Desert Storm[85]
- Margot Seitelman – first executive director of American Mensa[86]
- Victor Serebriakoff – author and former international president of Mensa[87]
- Alexander Shulgin – medicinal chemist, biochemist, and rediscoverer of MDMA (ecstasy)[88]
- Clive Sinclair – inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator, founder of Sinclair Research, member of British Mensa, and chairman from 1980 to 1997[89]
- Scott Sonnon – public speaker and celebrity fitness coach[90][91]
- Katariina Souri – Finnish writer, singer and Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 1988[92]
- E. Lee Spence – shipwreck expert, pioneer underwater archaeologist and discoverer of the H.L. Hunley submarine[93]
- Peter A. Sturgeon – founder of American Mensa, medical writer, brother of Theodore Sturgeon[94]
T
[edit]- Ruben Talberg – Israeli-German sculptor[95]
U
[edit]V
[edit]- Carol Vorderman – British television presenter[96]
- Marilyn vos Savant – last person listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ" (category has been withdrawn)[6]
W
[edit]- David Warburton – MP, composer and entrepreneur[97]
- Lancelot Ware – barrister, biochemist, and co-founder of Mensa[98]
X
[edit]Y
[edit]Z
[edit]- Roger Zelazny – American writer[99]
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