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
 * Amelia Henderson – actor, antiques expert

B

 * Norbert-Bertrand Barbe - French art historian, semiologist, artist and writer
 * Paul Bechly – American chemical engineer
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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

F

 * Brian J. Ford – biologist
 * Ernestine Fu – venture capitalist
 * Buckminster Fuller – designer, architect, poet, author, inventor, second President of Mensa
 * 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
 * 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
 * Bella Jarrett – American actress, novelist

K

 * Yūka 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
 * 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

 * 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
 * Uroš 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)

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
 * 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 – Israeli-German sculptor

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

Z

 * Roger Zelazny – American writer