List of Mensans
The list of Mensans contains notable people who are, or who have been, members of Mensa International, the high IQ society.
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]
- Ben Best – former President of the Cryonics Institute[10]
- Theodore Bikel – actor, musician.[11]
- Richard Bolles – Self-help author.[6]
- Cyril Burt – Educational psychologist, developed factor analysis in psychological testing.[12]
- Eileen Rose Busby – Antiques expert.[13]
- Jacques Bergier – Chemical engineer, member of the French resistance, spy, journalist and writer [14]
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.[15][16]
- Jack Cohen – Reproductive biologist and popular science writer.[17]
- 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[18]
- Viacheslav Dinerchtein – Concert violist.[19]
E
F
- Leon Feingold – Athlete. Pitcher for Cleveland Indians and Israel Baseball League. Active in Greater New York Mensa.[20]
- Brian J. Ford – Biologist.[21][22]
- Buckminster Fuller – Designer, architect, poet, author, and inventor. Second President of Mensa.[11]
G
- Antonella Gambotto-Burke – Australian author and journalist.[23]
- Rolf Gindorf – German sexologist and gay activist[24]
- Nolan Gould – American actor, Modern Family[25]
- Lucas di Grassi – Brazilian racing driver.[26]
H
- Jeremy Hanley – Former Chairman of the Conservative Party.[27]
- Kara Hayward – Actress, starred in Wes Anderson's 2012 movie Moonrise Kingdom.[28]
- Glenne Headly – Emmy nominated actress.[29]
- Alfred George Hinds – British criminal and prison escape artist who later used his legal knowledge to obtain a full pardon.[12]
I
- Charles Ingram – Novelist and controversial quiz show participant.[30]
- Lucy Irvine – Author of Castaway.[12]
J
K
- Maurice Kanbar – Creator of SKYY vodka and inventor.[29]
- Erik Kuselias – ESPN radio and television personality.[31]
L
- Mell Lazarus – Cartoonist, creator of comic strips Miss Peach and Momma.[32]
- Richard Lederer – Author of books on word play.[33]
- Scott "Raven" Levy – Professional wrestler.[34][35]
- Ranan Lurie – Editorial cartoonist and journalist.[7]
M
- Andrzej Majewski – Writer, aphorist, photographer.[36]
- John McAfee – Computer programmer, founder of McAfee, Inc. One of the first people to design anti-virus software.[37]
- Janet McDonald – Lawyer and author of African American young adult novels.[38]
- Alan McFarland – Former MLA for North Down, United Kingdom.[39]
- Henry Milligan – A boxer and scholar; he was the 1983 National Amateur Heavyweight champion.[6]
- Adrian Moorhouse – Olympic Gold Medal swimmer[17]
- Ellen Morphonios – Florida judge.[6]
- Roger Moreira – Brazilian musician, member of Ultraje a Rigor.[40]
- Michael Muhney – Actor in Veronica Mars and The Young and The Restless.[41][42]
- Ellen Muth – Actress in Dolores Claiborne and Dead Like Me.[43]
N
- Barry Nolan – Says You! panelist.[6]
O
- Joyce Carol Oates – Author of The Gravedigger's Daughter.[44]
- Adam Osborne – Computer designer, software publisher, created first commercially available portable computer, the Osborne 1.[12]
- Brendan O'Carroll – Irish comedian.[45]
P
- Gareth Penn – Author and private investigator.[46]
- Markus Persson – Creator and developer of Minecraft.[47]
- Donald Petersen – Former CEO of the Ford Motor Company.[6]
- Julie Peterson – Playboy Playmate of the Month, February 1987.[48]
- Uroš Petrović – Serbian author, President of Serbian Mensa.[49]
- Nicky Piper – Boxer.[50]
- Madsen Pirie – Philosopher and economist.[51]
Q
R
- Dorota Rabczewska – Polish pop singer.[52]
- Alan Rachins – Actor on L.A. Law and Dharma & Greg.[6][7]
- Ashley Rickards – Actress on Awkward and American Horror Story.[53]
S
- Jimmy Savile – English DJ, actor and television/radio personality.[54]
- Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. – Retired US Army General, planner of Operation Desert Storm.[55]
- Margot Seitelman – The first executive director of American Mensa.[56]
- Victor Serebriakoff – Author and former international president of Mensa.[57]
- Laura Shields – English model and actress.[17]
- Sir Clive Sinclair – Inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator, founder of Sinclair Research is a member of British Mensa, and was Chairman for 17 years from 1980 to 1997.[58]
- Scott Sonnon – Public speaker and celebrity fitness coach[59][60]
- Katariina Souri – Finnish writer, singer and Playboy's Playmate of the Month for December 1988.[61]
- E. Lee Spence – Shipwreck expert, pioneer underwater archaeologist and discoverer of the H.L. Hunley (submarine).[62]
- Owen Spencer-Thomas – Television broadcaster and presenter, charity fundraiser and Anglican minister.[63]
T
U
V
- Carol Vorderman – British television presenter.[64]
- 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 [65]
W
- David Warburton – Composer and entrepreneur.[66]
- Lancelot Ware – Barrister, biochemist, and co-founder of Mensa.[67]
X
Y
Z
- Roger Zelazny – American writer[68]
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