The 20 Most Genius People in the History with Highest IQs

15. William Shakespeare, often referred to as England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" William Shakespeare had an estimated IQ of 210 and is widely regarded as the greatest English-speaking writer and dramatist to have ever lived. Born in 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England, Shakespeare earned a living as an actor and a playwright in London. By 1597, 15 of his plays had been published, including "Richard II," "Henry VI," and "Much Ado About Nothing."