5 celebs with an unexpectedly high IQ

Look, the fact that Jodie Foster (132), Nicole Kidman (same) and Ashton Kutcher (160! The man has the same brain capacity as Stephen Hawking) belong to the smarter people on earth does not surprise us. But there are celebs that we would have placed in a different category when it comes to IQ. A little list. Because they are fun.

1. Lisa Kudrow or Phoebe Buffay from Friends)
Phoebe ‘They-don’t-know-that-we-know’, ‘They-know-we-know and ‘I-wish-I-could-but-I-don’t-want-to’ is not known as the most intelligent character in TV history. As silly as it is, you immediately translate that to the actress herself. Silly of us, because Lisa Kudrow happily hits 154 on the IQ meter. She graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie (oh, that name, I immediately had to think of this clip from the first SATC movie where Charlotte ‘poughkeeps’ in her pants and really, the tears are rolling down my cheeks) and researched the frequent occurrence of cluster headaches in left-handed people. I mean.

2. Shakira
When I think of Shakira, I mainly think of a lot of hip movements and small goat sounds that we sometimes want to imitate by patting the other on the back while they are singing. But I have to stand in the corner and write lines, because Shakira has an IQ of 140 and speaks fluent French, Italian, Arabic, and Catalan in addition to English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

3. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Some people associate too much muscle mass on one hand with a gap in the brain on the other. But only the foolish think that, because our Schwarzie has indeed studied at the University of Wisconsin and has an IQ of 135.

4. Steve Martin
Our wacky comedian has also studied philosophy and briefly considered becoming a professor. Although he would have surely brightened up academic life with his jokes and antics, I am glad he chose a film career. Steve has an IQ of 142.

5. Madonna
Oh yes, we actually expected that. 140 is her IQ.