List of Mensans facts for kids

Mensa International is a special club for people with very high IQs (which stands for Intelligence Quotient). An IQ test measures how smart someone is. Mensa was started in 1946 by two lawyers, Roland Berrill and Lancelot Ware. Their idea was to create a group where people could meet and share ideas, no matter their background, as long as they had a very high IQ. Only about 2% of the world's population qualifies to join Mensa. This list shows some of the famous people who have been members of Mensa.

Famous Mensa Members (A-Z)

Members Starting with A

• Scott Adams – A famous cartoonist who created the comic strip Dilbert.
• Simon Ambrose – The winner of a British TV show called Apprentice.
• Arlan Andrews – An American engineer and writer of science fiction and non-fiction books.
• Isaac Asimov – A very productive author who wrote many books, and was once a leader in Mensa International.
• Jean Auel – The author of the popular book The Clan of the Cave Bear.
• Yank Azman – An actor and expert on old valuable items (antiques).
• Amelia Henderson – An actor and expert on old valuable items (antiques).

Members Starting with B

• Paul Bechly – An American chemical engineer.
• Jacques Bergier – A chemical engineer, writer, and a member of the French resistance during World War II.
• Roland Berrill – A lawyer and businessman who helped start Mensa.
• Theodore Bikel – An actor and musician.
• Richard Bolles – An author who wrote books to help people improve their lives.
• Laurie Brokenshire – A Royal Naval officer, a magician, and a great puzzle solver.
• Cyril Burt – An educational psychologist who helped develop ways to test intelligence.
• Eileen Rose Busby – An expert on old valuable items (antiques).

Members Starting with C

• Mike Carona – A former Sheriff in Orange County, California.
• Leslie Charteris – A writer who created the The Saint novels.
• Chino XL – A rapper whose real name is Derek Keith Barbosa.
• Marshall Christmann – A former member of the Kansas House of Representatives and a current Judge in Kansas.
• Jack Cohen – A biologist who wrote popular science books.
• Martin Cooper – Many people consider him the inventor of the mobile phone.
• Adrian Cronauer – The real person who inspired the movie Good Morning, Vietnam.
• Manuel Cuni – Known as Immanuel Casto, he is an Italian singer-songwriter.
• Bobby Czyz – A boxer who was a two-time champion in the World Boxing Association.

Members Starting with D

• Aaron Dai – A pianist, composer, and architect.
• Geena Davis – An Academy Award-winning actress.
• Adragon De Mello – An American who graduated from college at the young age of 11.
• C. J. de Mooi – A competitive chess player and a champion on quiz shows.
• Nelson DeMille – The author of the book Night Fall.
• Lucas di Grassi – A Brazilian racing driver.
• Viacheslav Dinerchtein – A concert violist.
• Doda – A Polish pop singer whose real name is Dorota Rabczewska.
• Emma Dumont – An American actress, model, and dancer.

Members Starting with F

• Brian J. Ford – A biologist.
• Ernestine Fu – A venture capitalist, who helps new businesses get started.
• Buckminster Fuller – A famous designer, architect, and inventor, who was also the second President of Mensa.
• Yvonne Fovargue – A Member of Parliament in the UK.

Members Starting with G

• Antonella Gambotto-Burke – An Australian author and journalist.
• Tilman Goins – An American politician in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
• Nolan Gould – An American actor, known for the TV show Modern Family.

Members Starting with H

• Chris Hadfield – A retired Canadian astronaut who commanded the International Space Station.
• Jeremy Hanley – A former leader of the Conservative Party in England.
• Kara Hayward – An actress who starred in the 2012 movie Moonrise Kingdom.
• Glenne Headly – An actress who was nominated for an Emmy award.
• Tom Herman – A former head coach for the Texas Longhorns Football team.
• Alfred George Hinds – A British person who used his knowledge of law to get a full pardon.

Members Starting with I

• Charles Ingram – A novelist.
• Lucy Irvine – The author of the book Castaway.

Members Starting with J

• Kym Jackson – An Australian actress.
• Bella Jarrett – An American actress and novelist.

Members Starting with K

• Yūka Kageyama – A Japanese singer and television presenter.
• Maurice Kanbar – The creator of SKYY vodka and an inventor.
• William H. Keith Jr. – A science fiction author and designer of sci-fi games.
• James Kerwin – A director.
• Kotori Koiwai – A Japanese voice actress, lyricist, and composer.
• Grover Krantz – An American biological anthropologist.
• Erik Kuselias – An ESPN radio and television personality.

Members Starting with L

• Bernie LaBarge – A musician.
• Mell Lazarus – A cartoonist who created the comic strips Miss Peach and Momma.
• Richard Lederer – An author who writes books about word play.
• Jamie Loftus – A comedian, writer, and animator who created the podcast "My Year In Mensa."
• Ranan Lurie – An editorial cartoonist and journalist.

Members Starting with M

• Andrzej Majewski – A writer, aphorist (someone who writes short, clever sayings), and photographer.
• John McAfee – A computer programmer who founded McAfee, Inc., one of the first companies to design anti-virus software.
• Janet McDonald – A lawyer and author of young adult novels.
• Alan McFarland – A former Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in the United Kingdom.
• Jonathan McReynolds – A Grammy award-winning gospel artist and actor.
• Henry Milligan – A boxer and scholar, who was the US National Amateur Heavyweight boxing champion in 1983.
• Gert Mittring – A mental calculator, meaning he is very good at doing math in his head.
• Regan Mizrahi – A child actor who won an award for being the voice of Boots in Dora the Explorer.
• Cícero Moraes – A Brazilian 3D designer who specializes in facial reconstruction.
• Roger Moreira – A Brazilian musician, a member of the band Ultraje a Rigor.
• Ellen Morphonios – A judge in Florida.
• Michael Muhney – An actor in the TV shows Veronica Mars and The Young and the Restless.
• Ellen Muth – An actress in the movies Dolores Claiborne and Dead Like Me.

Members Starting with N

• Barry Nolan – A panelist on the radio show Says You!.

Members Starting with O

• Joyce Carol Oates – The author of the book The Gravedigger's Daughter.
• Brendan O'Carroll – An Irish comedian.
• Adam Osborne – A computer designer and software publisher who created the Osborne 1 computer.

Members Starting with P

• Park Kyung – A South Korean rapper.
• Gareth Penn – An author and private investigator.
• Markus Persson – The creator and developer of the popular game Minecraft.
• Donald Petersen – A former CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of the Ford Motor Company.
• Uroš Petrović – A Serbian author and the President of Serbian Mensa.
• Nicky Piper – A boxer.
• Madsen Pirie – A philosopher and economist.
• Princess Superstar – An American rapper and DJ whose real name is Concetta Suzanne Kirschner.

Members Starting with R

• Alan Rachins – An actor on the TV shows L.A. Law and Dharma & Greg.
• Raven – A professional wrestler whose real name is Scott Levy.
• Ashley Rickards – An actress.
• Radoslav Rochallyi – A Slovak philosopher, writer, and poet.
• Ginny Ruffner – An American glass artist.

Members Starting with S

• Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. – A US Army General who planned Operation Desert Storm.
• Margot Seitelman – The first leader of American Mensa.
• Victor Serebriakoff – An author and former international president of Mensa.
• Alexander Shulgin – A medicinal chemist and biochemist.
• Clive Sinclair – The inventor of the Sinclair Executive pocket calculator and founder of Sinclair Research. He was also the Chairman of British Mensa for many years.
• Scott Sonnon – A public speaker and celebrity fitness coach.
• E. Lee Spence – An expert on shipwrecks and a pioneer underwater archaeologist. He discovered the H.L. Hunley submarine.
• Peter A. Sturgeon – The founder of American Mensa and a medical writer.

Members Starting with T

• Ruben Talberg – An Israeli-German sculptor.

Members Starting with V

• Carol Vorderman – A British television presenter.
• Marilyn vos Savant – The last person listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for "Highest IQ" (this category is no longer used).

Members Starting with W

• David Warburton – A Member of Parliament (MP), composer, and entrepreneur.
• Lancelot Ware – A lawyer, biochemist, and one of the co-founders of Mensa.

Members Starting with Z

• Roger Zelazny – An American writer.