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Brian May -- lead guitarist of the rock band Queen, and earned a PhD in astrophysics from Imperial College London in 2007

Brain May, one of the greatest guitarists of all time and an astrophysics genius. No wonder why his guitar playing takes you to another planet.

Loved seeing Brian May top the list. He's not merely one of the greatest rock guitarists/composers of all time and a doctor of astrophysics. He's also an authority and published author of 3D stereoscopic photography, the founder of the Save Me Trust, which is a non-profit organization for the protection of wildlife, the vice-president of the RSPCA, and a spokesperson and activist for animal rights for dozens of other organizations. He's not just a musical superstar - he's nailed it on every possible level.

Plus, Brian May's signature "Red Special" guitar was the first he ever owned and he built it at home with his dad!

What about Hedy Lamarr? There's a good documentary about all the inventions she patented and suggested for use in WWII.

There’s a difference between being educated and being intelligent.

No mention of Weird Al!? For shame. Valedictorian of his high school at 16. Went to Cal Poly with a degree in architecture. Musical prowess like no other.

A perfect #1! Brian May is one of the best musicians and songwriters ever, has a PhD in astrophysics and... is well known as one of the truly nicest and classiest individuals you could ever meet!

Should be #1 Hedley Lamar one of Hollywood's first great beauty queens, developed technology in world war 2 that now forms the basis of wifi, cell phones, blue tooth... woman basically helped invent the 21st century

I agree that Mr. Bean is a very intelligent man. Or else, he won't be able to act that stupid to make people laugh. Stupid people are not funny to watch, but Mr. Bean is funny.

I’m surprised they missed David Duchovny. He did his undergrad at Princeton and got his Masters at Yale. He completed his dissertation for his PhD at Yale before his acting career took off. He didn’t go back, but still pretty remarkable.

So Quentin Tartantino has an IQ of 160, and he still hasn't learned how blood actually sprays 😂

What's even more impressive about Tarantino is the fact he never went too film school

Kris Kristofferson: Bacherlor of Arts degree summa cum laude from Pomona College, Rhodes Scholar, Master's from Oxford, Attained the rank of Captain in the US Army where he was a helicopter pilot & graduated Ranger school, Turned down an offer to teach English Lit at West Point to become a musician.

Brian May is one of my all time heroes. Not only is he a genius in many subjects, he is also a life long campaigner against animal cruelty. In addition, he is one of the nicest people on the planet. As a Brit, I’m hugely proud of the British representation in this list! ❤️🇬🇧

20.) Rashida Jones 19.) Emma Watson 18.) Matt Damon 17.) Natalie Portman 16.) Conan O’ Brian 15.) Angela Basset 14.) Danica McKellar 13.) Jodie Foster 12.) John Legend 11.) Rowan Atkinson 10.) John Cleese 9.) Shakira 8.) Nolan Gould 7.) Ken Jeong 6.) Geena Davis 5.) Sharon Stone 4.) Quentin Tarantino 3.) Dolph Lundgren 2.) Mayim Bialik 1.) Brian May H.M 1.) Lin Manuel Miranda 2.) Shona Rimes 3.) Lisa Kudrow

No Weird Al? He went to High School at age 12 and graduated at 16 as valedictorian. He then got a degree from Cal Poly in Architecture.

Dexter Holland (Offspring Frontman) has a PHD in Genetics. Thats very impressive.

Mayam Bialik was going to school st UCLA when my daughter was earning her psychology degree there. Mayam was frequently found studying and doing research in the library according to my daughter. Undoubtedly Mayam is intelligent, smart, talented and possesses a myriad of other admirable qualities

Brian May is a f**king genius....Great pick for number 1

Rowen and Sacha Baron Cohen are both very intelligent. If you watch them out of character, they come across as scholars. Ironic that they both did so well playing silly characters. Rowen slowed down playing Mr. Bean because he wanted to play more who he was in real life. Regardless, they both seem really nice, so glad they did so well with such entertaining characters.

In loving memory of Chadwick Boseman. (Black Panther) You are missed by everybody.

You can get an idea of Brian May's super powers by listening to him talk about the details of the guitar he and his dad built.

Robin Williams. It takes 100% of one’s brain to think on as many levels as he has.

Ironic that Bialik specialises in OCD and Amy falls for knock knock knock sheldon.

Harry Hill and Stephen Fry? You prioritised popular ones over actual intelligent ones.

As a music teacher and guitarist who teaches History of Rock n' Roll, I was grinning at #1--May also pioneered an electric guitar tone with perfectly boosted mid range and judiciously applied distortion that could make his instrument sound like a flute or a human voice, allowing his solos to sing like no other rock guitarist.

You missed Stephen Fry (actor and good friend of Hugh Laurie). Fry's IQ is around 170.

John Legend could have gone to Harvard but “settled” on the University of Pennsylvania? You do know that the University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League university as well, right?

Angela Bassett is amazing and unbelievably talented! 💜

Yes you listed Dr. Brain May. But you forgot to say he named an asteroid after Freddie Mercury for Freddie's 70th birthday.

It’s criminal that you guys didn’t include “Weird Al” Yankovic.

Conan being smart is not a surprise. Most of the Simpsons writers and producers from that golden age were from the Ivy League colleges.

The computer peripherals you're using right now are thanks to Hedy Lemarr.

having a bachelor degree doesnt make them "the smartest" of anything..

Brian May reminds me of Isaac Newton with that grey curly hairdo

University of Pennsylvania is an Ivy League school. Some "settle" for John Legend!!

I think most members of Monty Python are pretty smart. Michael Palin and Terry Jones met at Oxford University. John Clease and Graham Chapman met at Cambridge University. Eric Idle also studied at Cambridge but started a year later.

There are so many more who have not been mentioned. One I find interesting is Kris Kristofferson, who was a Oxford "Rhodes Scolar". That's impressive. Most actors, song writers and successful writers in general, would by definition, be extremely intelligent. Not necessarily academic.

This was VERY entertaining! I had no idea about several of these celebrities. Danica Mckellar could have been higher, in my opinion. But, I am thrilled that Brian May is number one! When Queen were in their heyday, I knew that all four members had master's degrees. And, for him to complete his PhD, after Queen was done, and work with NASA on the mission to Mars is fantastic!

GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan studied quantum physics and has worked with MIT and NYU physicists to find any inaccuracies in the science. David Banner has a degree with honors in Business and then went on to get his Master's in Education.

Should have been an honourable mention for Dexter Holland of the Offspring- considering his PhD in molecular biology

Dolph Lundgren is a genius and a really inspiring person, he did really well for himself considering he was being subjected to abuse by physical violence by his father from a young age and thru his upbringing. He has a good TED talk about that. Even with all his demons he was carrrying around he managed to rise above education wise and then become one of the classic 80s crew of action movie stars.

All the way through I kept waiting for Brian May's name. I knew he had to be in the top three at least! I might have added Neil Peart to the list somewhere as well.

Literally the first person that came to mind when I saw the title for the video was Brian May. Was not disappointed! Great list.

What about James Franco? The man was able to balance years of school and acting, while getting near perfect grades. He also directs and teaches poetry and filmmaking.

Alfred Yankovic should have at least gotten a mention on the list.

I always thought it was hard to really quantify someone’s intelligence in comparison to another person. There’s just so many different types of intelligence but it’s good to know now the only thing you need to have in order to be ” smart” is acceptance to Harvard

No mention of actor James Woods? He studied at MIT before pursuing acting full-time and is a top professional poker player. He also had near-perfect SAT scores and has an IQ of 184, which is far higher than anyone else on the list. Other honorable mentions could have included Ashton Kutcher, Cindy Crawford, Kevin Spacey, Ben Stein, Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Franco, Colin Firth, Kate Beckinsale, and Steve Martin.

Oh wow I didn't know Dolph Lundgren is a master of Chemical engineering. There's my inspiration! Yeah I've been studying chemical engineering. I actually completed half my course but couldn't quite afford to finish it. 😢😢 Hopefully I will if I put in the work

Your research and presentation is excellent! Thank you!

I'm sure some of these people are legitmately smart, but I no longer think much of a Harvard education or Stanford or any of the other colleges now that we all know you can buy your way in. So the best you can say about a harvard grad now is that they have money.

I think the fact that Rashida Jones' parents are Quincy Jones & Peggy Lipton probably helped to boost her career initially

I don't know how Dexter Holland of the Offspring didn't at least get an honorable mention.

Bialik is a queen, i just love her life story.

Brian May. Awesome. I was almost worried he wasn't going to be on the list. However... What about James Woods? He's also in Mensa.

Shakira is so smart she told the judge she was living in Bahamas while her husband and children lived in Barcelona, just to evade paying taxes in Spain. Surprisingly, it didn´t work.

Happy to see that these celebrities have an education.

Queen could arguably be considered one ofthe most academically intelligent band in history Freddie Mercury, after first studying art at Isleworth Polytechnic in West London, studied graphic art and design at Ealing Art College, graduating with a diploma in 1969.He later used these skills to design heraldic arms for his band Queen. Roger , Taylor went to London to study dentistry at the London Hospital Medical College but he became bored with it and changed to biology obtaining a BSc at East London Polytechnic. And John Deacon studied well at Beauchamp Grammar School in Oadby, and achieved 8 GCE O level and 3 A level passes, all at grade A and then went on to pursue studies in electronics at Chelsea College in London. John went on to achieve a First Class Honours Degree in Electronics.

Milo Aukerman from the band The Descendents has a PhD in molecular biology, Dexter Holland from the band The Offspring has a PhD in molecular biology, Greg Graffin from the band Bad Religion has a PhD in zoology, and Jim Parsons has an MFA.

No Hedy Lamarr? The 1940's film siren became a pioneer in the field of wireless communications following her emigration to the United States. The international beauty icon, along with co-inventor George Anthiel, developed a "Secret Communications System" to help combat the Nazis in World War II. By manipulating radio frequencies at irregular intervals between transmission and reception, the invention formed an unbreakable code to prevent classified messages from being intercepted by enemy personnel. Lamarr and Anthiel received a patent in 1941, but the enormous significance of their invention was not realized until decades later. It was first implemented on naval ships during the Cuban Missile Crisis and subsequently emerged in numerous military applications. But most importantly, the "spread spectrum" technology that Lamarr helped to invent would galvanize the digital communications boom, forming the technical backbone that makes cellular phones, fax machines, and other wireless operations possible. And yet she's not on this list. Okay (rolling eyes)

James Woods should be on this list. His I.Q is reportedly between 180 and 185 and he scored a perfect 800 on his SAT

Bryan Holland, front man for The Offspring has a PHD in molecular biology

There is also Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland, the lead singer of The Offspring who had attained a PhD degree in molecular biology :D

How is Marilu Henner not on this list? The woman has Hyperthymesia. She literally could not forget something if she tried.

Marilyn Monroe (owning a higher IQ than Einstein!), Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Bruce Dickinson, and the whole cast of Python (not only John Cleese) could be on the list.

Thanks for posting

So Mayim Bialik plays a genius and she is a genius. That's what you call good casting.

There's a huge difference between being intellgent and being educated. A great absentee from the list: Bruce Dickinson, who has been referred to as a "living example of a polymath" by "Intelligent Life" magazine. On a separate note: YES, completely agree with number 1!!

It’s not surprising a lot of comics are on the list comedy is essentially recognizing patterns then turning it on its side and introducing the absurd

Apparently Nolan Gould is also a gifted musician. He can just pick up an instrument and teach himself how to play.

I was waiting for Brian may to show up on this list

Tarantino’s scene in Pulp Fiction is so underrated 😂 it’s beautifully acted, and hilariously written.

Dolph Lundgren

I LOVE smart people! So glad to learn about these folks!

3:46 Wow Natalie Portman who is Israeli is actually fluent in Hebrew. What a genius.

I could not agree more with this list. I loved Queen and Brian May is perfect for #1. After all, math and music are said to be related skills. And I love Mayim Bailik. Perfect list!

I wish that people will stop worshiping celebs in every aspect of life

8:59 Yes, John Legends can't dl a lot of things. Some examples-fly, make a video game, teleport

I did a paper on 'VRUSP' (vocal reverberation under spinal pressure)

I expected James Woods to top the list, but he wasn‘t even mentioned. I once read he has an IQ of 180. Regarding Mayim Bialik, it is funny that „that girl from Blossom“ was mentioned by Raj as also being very smart in a early episode when they were looking for a substitute for Sheldon to complete their Physics Bowl team.

Tarantino is definetley a crazy genius XD

Go Mayim😘 and she is sweet and humble! 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿👏🏾

Brenda Song, who played London on Suite Life of Zach and Cody, ironically also went to Harvard.

Only in Hollywood where a bachelors degree makes you "smart".

Natalie Portman is a polyglot, sad they only eluded to her knowing Hebrew when she has mastered several other languages as well.

I agree with your pics watchmojo!

Being educated does not equal being intelligent. Some degrees contribute nothing to society, and having a degree in acting and becoming an actor just means you got a job in your field

Cheech Marin of Cheech & Chong is actually a very intelligent actor and chef. He has appeared both on Jeopardy and various cooking shows.

"Mr. Beans" IQ is around 180. It fits just so perfect

I remember Mayams (Blossom) pastiche of ‘that’ famous Madonna film back in the day. It was great. And she was in Beaches as a young Bette Middler❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Mayim is definitely my favorite smart person

Dexter Holland, lead singer of "The Offspring" has a PhD in microbiology. He should be on this list!

Danica McKellar was my first Hollywood crush when I was a teenager. That crush grew even more into adulthood, when I learned she was extremely intelligent.

Yes I agree with your picks! I would add Stevie Wonder too because he is a great muscian but a computer genius too which is what he uses in a lot of his producing & writting!

Where was David Duchovny? Yale & Princeton.

Emma Watson getting to be really intelligent on top of being beautiful and talented is just plain not fair!

How on Earth is Hedy Lamarr not on this list????!!!! Her work on frequency hopping technology in World War 2 still has applications to this day!

I always knew Angela Bassett, Portman, and Sharon Stone. You can see by their delivery of their lines that is so perfect and I knew they are very wise. Also, one other actress is Sigourney Weaver wasn't mentioned but she is brilliant in her performance and see her wheels in her mind working out the part she's in.