List of Mensans

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
• Simon Ambrose – winner of Britain's Apprentice television show
• Arlan Andrews – American engineer, writer of science fiction and non-fiction
• Isaac Asimov – prolific author, former vice-president of Mensa International
• Jean Auel – author of The Clan of the Cave Bear
• Yank Azman – actor, antiques expert

B

• Norbert-Bertrand Barbe – French art historian, semiologist, artist and writer
• Jacques Bergier – chemical engineer, member of the French resistance, spy, journalist and writer
• Roland Berrill – lawyer, businessman and co-founder of Mensa
• Theodore Bikel – actor, musician
• Santiago Bilinkis – Argentinian entrepreneur, writer, philosopher and influencer.
• Richard Bolles – self-help author
• Laurie Brokenshire – Royal Naval officer, magician and world-class puzzle solver
• Cyril Burt – educational psychologist, developer of factor analysis in psychological testing
• Eileen Rose Busby – antiques expert

C

• Mike Carona – former Sheriff–Coroner of Orange County, California
• Asia Carrera – former pornographic actress and blogger
• Leslie Charteris – writer and author of The Saint novels, featuring Simon Templar and Christopher R S Casson, England
• Chino XL – rapper (born Derek Keith Barbosa)
• Marshall Christmann – former member of the Kansas House of Representatives and a current Kansas Judge, Labor Union Negotiator, City Councilman, and Mediator
• Jack Cohen – reproductive biologist and popular science writer
• Martin Cooper – considered the inventor of the mobile phone
• Adrian Cronauer – real-life inspiration for the movie Good Morning, Vietnam
• 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

D

• Aaron Dai – pianist, composer, architect
• Geena Davis – Academy Award-winning actress
• Alain de Benoist – French political philosopher and journalist
• Adragon De Mello – American college graduate at age 11
• C. J. de Mooi – competitive chess player, quiz show champion, and Egghead
• Nelson DeMille – author of Night Fall
• Lucas di Grassi – Brazilian racing driver
• Viacheslav Dinerchtein – concert violist
• Doda – Polish pop singer (born Dorota Rabczewska)
• Emma Dumont – American actress, model and dancer

E

F

• Brian J. Ford – biologist
• Ernestine Fu – venture capitalist
• Yvonne Fovargue – Member of Parliament, UK Parliament

G

• Antonella Gambotto-Burke – Australian author and journalist
• Rolf Gindorf – German sexologist and gay activist
• Tilman Goins – American politician, Tennessee House of Representatives
• Nolan Gould – American actor, Modern Family

H

• Chris Hadfield – retired Canadian astronaut, served as commander of the International Space Station
• Kyle Hamilton – professional football player; safety for the Baltimore Ravens
• Jeremy Hanley – former Chairman of the Conservative Party in England
• Kara Hayward – actress, starred in the 2012 movie Moonrise Kingdom
• Glenne Headly – Emmy-nominated actress
• Amelia Henderson – actress, model
• Tom Herman – former Texas Longhorns Football head coach
• Alfred George Hinds – British criminal and prison escape artist who later used his legal knowledge to obtain a full pardon

I

• Charles Ingram – novelist and quiz show cheat
• Lucy Irvine – author of Castaway

J

• Kym Jackson – Australian actress, author
• Bella Jarrett – American actress, novelist

K

• YÅ«ka Kageyama, Japanese singer and television presenter
• Maurice Kanbar – creator of SKYY vodka and inventor
• William H. Keith Jr. – science fiction author, sci-fi games designer and illustrator
• Cathy Kelley – journalist and interviewer at WWE.
• James Kerwin – director
• Kotori Koiwai – Japanese voice actress, lyricist, composer
• Grover Krantz – American biological anthropologist
• Erik Kuselias – ESPN radio and television personality

L

• Bernie LaBarge – musician
• Mell Lazarus – cartoonist, creator of comic strips Miss Peach and Momma
• Richard Lederer – author of books on word play
• Jamie Loftus – comedian, writer, and animator, created the podcast "My Year In Mensa"
• Ranan Lurie – editorial cartoonist and journalist

M

• Andrzej Majewski – writer, aphorist, and photographer
• John McAfee – computer programmer, founder of McAfee, Inc., one of the first people to design anti-virus software
• Janet McDonald – lawyer and author of African American young adult novels
• Alan McFarland – former MLA for North Down, United Kingdom
• Jonathan McReynolds – Grammy award-winning gospel artist, actor
• Henry Milligan – boxer and scholar, 1983 US National Amateur Heavyweight champion
• Gert Mittring – mental calculator
• Regan Mizrahi – child actor, won 2011 Young Artist Award for the voice of Boots in Dora the Explorer
• Cícero Moraes – Brazilian 3D designer and forensic facial reconstruction specialist
• Roger Moreira – Brazilian musician, member of Ultraje a Rigor
• Ellen Morphonios – Florida judge
• Michael Muhney – actor in Veronica Mars and The Young and the Restless
• Ellen Muth – actress in Dolores Claiborne and Dead Like Me

N

• Miki Nadal – Spanish comedian
• Barry Nolan – Says You! panelist

O

• Joyce Carol Oates – author of The Gravedigger's Daughter
• Brendan O'Carroll – Irish comedian
• Adam Osborne – computer designer, software publisher, creator of the Osborne 1

P

• Park Kyung – South Korean rapper
• Gareth Penn – author and private investigator
• Markus Persson – Creator and developer of Minecraft
• Donald Petersen – former CEO of the Ford Motor Company
• Julie Peterson – Playboy Playmate of the Month, February 1987
• UroÅ¡ Petrović – Serbian author, President of Serbian Mensa
• Nicky Piper – boxer
• Madsen Pirie – philosopher and economist
• Robert Prechter – American financial author and stock market analyst
• Princess Superstar – American rapper and DJ (born Concetta Suzanne Kirschner)

Q

R

• Alan Rachins – actor on L.A. Law and Dharma & Greg
• Raven – professional wrestler (born Scott Levy)
• Ashley Rickards – actress
• Radoslav Rochallyi – Slovak philosopher, writer and poet
• Ginny Ruffner – American glass artist

S

• Jimmy Savile – English DJ, television/radio personality, and sexual predator
• Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. – US Army General, planner of Operation Desert Storm
• Margot Seitelman – first executive director of American Mensa
• Victor Serebriakoff – author and former international president of Mensa
• Alexander Shulgin – medicinal chemist, biochemist, and rediscoverer of MDMA (ecstasy)
• Clive Sinclair – inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator, founder of Sinclair Research, member of British Mensa, and chairman from 1980 to 1997
• Scott Sonnon – public speaker and celebrity fitness coach
• Katariina Souri – Finnish writer, singer and Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 1988
• E. Lee Spence – shipwreck expert, pioneer underwater archaeologist and discoverer of the H.L. Hunley submarine
• Peter A. Sturgeon – founder of American Mensa, medical writer, brother of Theodore Sturgeon

T

• Ruben Talberg – German painter/sculptor

U

V

• Carol Vorderman – British television presenter
• Marilyn vos Savant – last person listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ" (category has been withdrawn)

W

• David Warburton – MP, composer and entrepreneur
• Lancelot Ware – barrister, biochemist, and co-founder of Mensa

X

Y

Z

• Roger Zelazny – American writer

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