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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