The 8 Brainiest People In The World Today

5) Christopher Michael Langan (5 of 8)

5) Christopher Michael Langan (5 of 8)

Born in 1952, Christopher Michael Langan is an American who is among some of those gifted individuals who have a tremendous IQ. Langan’s IQ falls between 195 and 210. His IQ results made him a star and the media called him the smartest man in the world.

Langan is not only famous for scoring high on the IQ test, but he is also popular for developing the theory of the relationship between mind and reality. The theory is named ‘Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe’ (CTMU). When he was just 6 months old, he started talking and at the age of 3, he started reading on his own.