Christopher Langan
As we reach number 5, our list begins to feature people with a really incredible IQ. This is also the case of Christopher Langan.
Christopher Langan, allegedly, has a an IQ between 195 and 210, and some people say he is the smartest man in the world.
This man is definitely amazing. He began to talk at six months and he taught himself to read at the age of 3. I mean, who teaches itself how to read ?
Besides that, Christopher Langan also developed the “Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe” (CTMU), a theory regarding the relationship between mind and reality.