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