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This is intended to be the largest and most rigorous source of IQ estimations available, with estimates generated for both groups and people. These include both mathematical estimations and arbitrary judgements. Mathematical estimations are informed by quantitative methods which use variables such as wealth, years of education, and standardized test scores to estimate how intelligent an individual is.

The methodology is described here. Each figure has a link to the information and the simulation code that generated their estimate. Elon Musk’s estimate is a good case study for those who want an introduction into how I estimate IQ.

Standard errors are reported in parenthesis.

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Mathematical Estimates

• Public Intellectuals

• Academics

• Politicians

• Celebrities

• Criminals

• Gamers

• Fictional Characters

• Categories

Arbitrary Estimates

• Public intellectuals

• Academics

• Politicians

• Celebrities

• Criminals

• Gamers

• Fictional Characters

• Categories

Mathematical Estimates

Public Intellectuals:

• Ibram X Kendi: 100 (7)

• Richard Spencer: 128 (9.4)

• Richard Hanania: 131 (9.4)

• Aella: 132 (10.7)

• Destiny: 134 (9)

• Anatoly Karlin: 134 (5.7)

• Lex Fridman: 135 (7.5)

• gwern: 136 (7.5)

• Scott Alexander: 138, (8) (verbal: 145)

• Jordan Peterson: 138 (7)

• Joseph Bronski: 139 (6.1)

• Eliezer Yudkowsky: 151 (5)

• Curtis Yarvin: 154 (8)

• Chris Langan: 168 (6.6)

Academics:

• EO Wilson: 124 (6.4)

• William Shockley: 126 (5.5)

• Richard Lynn: 131 (6.4)

• Greg Cochran: 135 (7.5)

• Charles Murray: 136 (8)

• Richard Feynman: 139 (10) (very difficult to tell, because he may be joking about the score of 125)

• Arthur Jensen: 145 (8)

• Steven Pinker: 159 (8)

• Terence Tao: 173 (7.2)

Politicians:

• Joe Biden: 121 (12) (note the large standard error)

• John F Kennedy: 124 (6.6)

• George Bush: 127 (6)

• Vladmir Putin: 129 (13)

• Obama: 130 (9.4)

• Adolf Hitler: 131 (9.1)

• Donald Trump: 134 (9)

• Al Gore: 135 (7.5)

• Richard Nixon: 148 (7)

Celebrities:

• Scarlett Johansson: 109 (9)

• Joe Rogan: 127 (5.8)

• Kanye West: 132 (8.9)

• Andrew Tate: 133 (13.6)

• Jess Oppenheimer: 137 (9)

• Mark Zuckerberg: 146 (8.7)

• Elon Musk: 148 (7.6)

• Vitalik Buterin: 149 (11.8)

• Bill Gates: 155 (9.4)

• Paul Allen: 157 (9.4)

• Marilyn vos Savant: 160 (7.2)

Criminals:

• Martin Bryant: 66 (6.6)

• Carel J Deplort: 79 (6.6)

• Nikolas Cruz: 85 (6.6)

• Charles Manson: 115 (5)

• George Banks: 118 (6.6)

• James Holmes: 121 (5)

• Ted Bundy: 122 (6.6)

• Dylan Roof: 123 (6.6)

• David Copeland: 123 (6.6)

• Charles Whitman: 123 (12)

• Timothy McVeigh: 123 (6.6)

• Franz Fuchs: 135 (6.6)

• Priscilla Ford: 135 (6.6)

• Edmund Kemper: 140 (4.8)

• Ted Kaczynski: 144 (5.5)

• Alvin Lee King: 146 (6.6)

Gamers:

• Doublelift: 131 (11)

• Gary Kasparov: 135 (5.7)

• FORG1VEN: 140 (N/A)

• EliGE: 145 (9)

• Faker: 146 (N/A)

• Magnus Carlsen: 151 (N/A)

Fictional Characters:

• L: 154 (7.4)

• Light: 146 (8)

Categories:

• LoL NA Challenger: 123

• LoL EUW Challenger: 124

• LoL Ionia (China) Challenger: 126

• LoL KR Challenger: 127

• Chess GM: 128

• Eminent Scientist: 149

Arbitrary Assessments:

Public Intellectuals:

• Ibram X Kendi: 105

• Roko: 127

• UBERSOY: 128

• Nullsci: 131

• Richard Spencer: 132

• Aella: 133

• Lex Fridman: 133

• Destiny: 134

• Anatoly Karlin: 135

• Emil Kirkegaard: 136

• Richard Hanania: 136

• Scott Alexander: 136, (verbal: 145)

• gwern: 136

• Zero HP Lovecraft: 137

• Bronze Age Pervert: 141

• Jordan Peterson: 142

• Joseph Bronski: 142.99

• Eliezer Yudkowsky: 143, (crystalized: 153)

• Curtis Yarvin: 155

• Chris Lagnan: 180

Academics:

• EO Wilson: 126

• William Shockley: 127

• Richard Lynn: 130

• Greg Cochran: 136

• Charles Murray: 138

• Richard Feynman: 145 (mathematical: 170)

• Arthur Jensen: 150

• Terence Tao: 165

Politicians:

• Joe Biden: 108 (currently)

• George Bush: 125

• Donald Trump: 125

• Joe Biden: 126 (before dementia onset)

• John F Kennedy: 127

• Vladmir Putin: 131

• Adolf Hitler: 132

• Obama: 133

• Al Gore: 135

• Richard Nixon: 145

Celebrities:

• Scarlett Johansson: 109

• Kanye West: 115

• Joe Rogan: 126

• Andrew Tate: 135

• Jess Oppenheimer: 140

• Mark Zuckerberg: 145

• Elon Musk: 150

• Vitalik Buterin: 150

• Bill Gates: 154

• Paul Allen: 159

• Marilyn vos Savant: 165

Criminals:

• Martin Bryant: 66

• Carel J Deplort: 79

• Nikolas Cruz: 87

• Charles Manson: 116

• George Banks: 118

• James Holmes: 121

• Ted Bundy: 122

• Dylan Roof: 126

• David Copeland: 123

• Charles Whitman: 123

• Timothy McVeigh: 125

• Franz Fuchs: 135

• Priscilla Ford: 135

• Edmund Kemper: 140

• Alvin Lee King: 146

• Ted Kaczynski: 149

Gamers:

• Doublelift: 124

• Gary Kasparov: 139

• FORG1VEN: 145

• Faker: 146

• EliGE: 148

• Magnus Carlsen: 157

Fictional Characters:

• L: 165

• Light: 143

Categories:

• NA LoL Challenger player: 125

• EU LoL Challenger player: 126

• CN (Ionia) LoL top 200: 129

• KR LoL Challenger player: 130

• Chess GM: 135

• Eminent (+5SD) Scientist: 145

• Eminent (+5SD) Worker (cognitively demanding profession): 140

• Eminent (+5SD) Social Scientist: 138

• Eminent (+5SD) Musician: 126

• Billionaire: 130