Most intelligent persons of the world

[Froge]

Modern list:
http://www.wonderslist.com/10-most-intelligent-people/

Historical list:
http://financesonline.com/13-most-intell...the-world/

Did you ever heard of "William James Sidis"? Who has a valued IQ between 250 and 300?
He spoke over 40 languages, learned one language per day.

I also think that "Rüdiger Gamm" is by far one of the most genius super brains. He's not at the lists above.

And don't forget...

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Googolplex with an IQ of 10^(10^100)

Still think Googolplex is smartest on list !

You mean the most attractive one, right?

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Personally, I think IQ is a good indication of pattern recognition skills, which is the basis of pretty much everything. Even creative fields, like writing and music, require the identification of themes and motifs which are essentially patterns.