List of Mensans

See also: Category: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[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

• Norbert-Bertrand Barbe – French art historian, semiologist, artist and writer [8]
• Paul Bechly – American chemical engineer [9][10]
• Jacques Bergier – chemical engineer, member of the French resistance, spy, journalist and writer[11]
• Roland Berrill – lawyer, businessman and co-founder of Mensa[12]
• Theodore Bikel – actor, musician[13]
• Richard Bolles – self-help author[5]
• Laurie Brokenshire – Royal Naval officer, magician and world-class puzzle solver[14]
• Cyril Burt – educational psychologist, developer of factor analysis in psychological testing[15]
• Eileen Rose Busby – antiques expert[16]

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 [17]
• Chino XL – rapper (born Derek Keith Barbosa)[18]
• Marshall Christmann – former member of the Kansas House of Representatives and a current Kansas Judge, Labor Union Negotiator, City Councilman, and Mediator [19]
• Jack Cohen – reproductive biologist and popular science writer[20]
• 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[21]
• Geena Davis – Academy Award-winning actress[5]
• Adragon De Mello – American college graduate at age 11[22]
• C. J. de Mooi – competitive chess player, quiz show champion, and Egghead[23]
• Nelson DeMille – author of Night Fall[6]
• Lucas di Grassi – Brazilian racing driver[24]
• Viacheslav Dinerchtein – concert violist[25]
• Doda – Polish pop singer (born Dorota Rabczewska)[26]
• Emma Dumont – American actress, model and dancer[27]

E

F

• Brian J. Ford – biologist[28]
• Ernestine Fu – venture capitalist[29]
• 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]
• Kyle Hamilton – professional football player; safety for the Baltimore Ravens[36]
• Jeremy Hanley – former Chairman of the Conservative Party in England[37]
• Kara Hayward – actress, starred in the 2012 movie Moonrise Kingdom[38]
• Glenne Headly – Emmy-nominated actress[39]
• Tom Herman – former Texas Longhorns Football head coach[40]
• Alfred George Hinds – British criminal and prison escape artist who later used his legal knowledge to obtain a full pardon[15]

I

• Charles Ingram – novelist and quiz show cheat[41]
• Lucy Irvine – author of Castaway[15]

J

• Kym Jackson – Australian actress[42]
• Bella Jarrett – American actress, novelist[43]

K

• Yūka Kageyama, Japanese singer and television presenter[44]
• Maurice Kanbar – creator of SKYY vodka and inventor[39]
• William H. Keith Jr. – science fiction author, sci-fi games designer and illustrator[45]
• James Kerwin – director[46]
• Kotori Koiwai – Japanese voice actress, lyricist, composer[47]
• Grover Krantz – American biological anthropologist[48]
• Erik Kuselias – ESPN radio and television personality[49]

L

• Bernie LaBarge – musician[50]
• Mell Lazarus – cartoonist, creator of comic strips Miss Peach and Momma[51]
• Richard Lederer – author of books on word play[52]
• Jamie Loftus – comedian, writer, and animator, created the podcast "My Year In Mensa" [53]
• Ranan Lurie – editorial cartoonist and journalist[6]

M

• Andrzej Majewski – writer, aphorist, and photographer[54]
• Steve Martin – comedian, actor [55]
• John McAfee – computer programmer, founder of McAfee, Inc., one of the first people to design anti-virus software[56]
• Janet McDonald – lawyer and author of African American young adult novels[57]
• Alan McFarland – former MLA for North Down, United Kingdom[58]
• Jonathan McReynolds – Grammy award-winning gospel artist, actor [59]
• Henry Milligan – boxer and scholar, 1983 US National Amateur Heavyweight champion[5]
• Gert Mittring – mental calculator[60]
• Regan Mizrahi – child actor, won 2011 Young Artist Award for the voice of Boots in Dora the Explorer[61]
• Cícero Moraes – Brazilian 3D designer and forensic facial reconstruction specialist[62]
• Roger Moreira – Brazilian musician, member of Ultraje a Rigor[63]
• Ellen Morphonios – Florida judge[5]
• Michael Muhney – actor in Veronica Mars and The Young and the Restless[64][65]
• Ellen Muth – actress in Dolores Claiborne and Dead Like Me[66]

N

• Barry Nolan – Says You! panelist[5]

O

• Joyce Carol Oates – author of The Gravedigger's Daughter[67]
• Brendan O'Carroll – Irish comedian[68]
• Adam Osborne – computer designer, software publisher, creator of the Osborne 1[15]

P

• Park Kyung – South Korean rapper[69]
• Gareth Penn – author and private investigator[70]
• Markus Persson – Creator and developer of Minecraft[71]
• Donald Petersen – former CEO of the Ford Motor Company[5]
• Julie Peterson – Playboy Playmate of the Month, February 1987[72]
• Uroš Petrović – Serbian author, President of Serbian Mensa[73]
• Nicky Piper – boxer[74]
• Madsen Pirie – philosopher and economist[75]
• Robert Prechter – American financial author and stock market analyst[76]
• Princess Superstar – American rapper and DJ (born Concetta Suzanne Kirschner)[77]

Q

R

• Alan Rachins – actor on L.A. Law and Dharma & Greg[5][6]
• Raven – professional wrestler (born Scott Levy)[78][79]
• Ashley Rickards – actress[80]
• Radoslav Rochallyi – Slovak philosopher, writer and poet[81][82]
• Ginny Ruffner – American glass artist[83]

S

• Jimmy Savile – English DJ, television/radio personality[84][85]
• Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. – US Army General, planner of Operation Desert Storm[86]
• Margot Seitelman – first executive director of American Mensa[87]
• Victor Serebriakoff – author and former international president of Mensa[88]
• Alexander Shulgin – medicinal chemist, biochemist, and rediscoverer of MDMA (ecstasy)[89]
• Clive Sinclair – inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator, founder of Sinclair Research, member of British Mensa, and chairman from 1980 to 1997[90]
• Scott Sonnon – public speaker and celebrity fitness coach[91][92]
• Katariina Souri – Finnish writer, singer and Playboy Playmate of the Month for December 1988[93]
• E. Lee Spence – shipwreck expert, pioneer underwater archaeologist and discoverer of the H.L. Hunley submarine[94]
• Peter A. Sturgeon – founder of American Mensa, medical writer, brother of Theodore Sturgeon[95]

T

• Ruben Talberg – Israeli-German sculptor[96]

U

V

• Carol Vorderman – British television presenter[97]
• 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[98]
• Lancelot Ware – barrister, biochemist, and co-founder of Mensa[99]

X

Y

Z

• Roger Zelazny – American writer[100]

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