# List of Mensans

This list of Mensans contains notable members of Mensa International, the high IQ society, both current and past.
* Top
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## 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
* 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
* 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
* Steve Martin – comedian, actor
* 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