ORGANIZATION

Having probably the least stringent admissions standards of any high-IQ society, Mensa is open to anyone who has scored in the top 2% of the general population on a standardized intelligence test -- somewhere around IQ 130.

Founded in 1946.

Official Website:
http://www.mensa.org/

Founding Date:
1946

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Scott Adams	Cartoonist	8-Jun-1957		Creator, Dilbert
Isaac Asimov	Author	2-Jan-1920	6-Apr-1992	Foundation
Jean M. Auel	Novelist	18-Feb-1936		The Clan of the Cave Bear
Gordon L. Baum	Activist	1940		Council of Conservative Citizens
Dan Brown	Novelist	22-Jun-1964		The Da Vinci Code
Asia Carrera	Pornstar	6-Aug-1973		Mensa member, pornstar
Leslie Charteris	Novelist	12-May-1907	15-Apr-1993	Created Simon Templar
Adrian Cronauer	Radio Personality	8-Sep-1938		Subject of biopic Good Morning Vietnam
Bobby Darin	Singer	14-May-1936	20-Dec-1973	Mack the Knife
Geena Davis	Actor	21-Jan-1956		Earth Girls Are Easy
Nelson DeMille	Novelist	23-Aug-1943		The General's Daughter
R. Buckminster Fuller	Architect	12-Jul-1895	1-Jul-1983	Futurist, invented the geodesic dome
Ronald Lee Gilman	Judge	16-Oct-1942		6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Nolan Gould	Actor	28-Oct-1998		Luke Dunphy on Modern Family
H. John Greeniaus	Business	c. 1944		CEO of Nabisco, 1993-97
Glenne Headly	Actor	13-Mar-1955		Mr. Holland's Opus
Ranan Lurie	Cartoonist	26-May-1932		Hugely popular political cartoonist
Sandra McCoy	Actor	14-Aug-1979		Cry Wolf
Ellen Muth	Actor	6-Mar-1981		Dead Like Me
Joyce Carol Oates	Author	16-Jun-1938		Author of over 40 novels
Anthony Pellicano	Business	22-Mar-1944		Hollywood private eye
Grigori Perelman	Mathematician	13-Jun-1966		Proved the Poincaré conjecture
Alan Rachins	Actor	3-Oct-1942		Larry Finkelstein on Dharma & Greg
Malachi Ritscher	Jazz Musician	13-Jan-1954	3-Nov-2006	Musician who self immolated for peace
Jimmy Savile	Radio Personality	31-Oct-1926	29-Oct-2011	Jim'll Fix It
Debbie Schlussel	Radio Personality	9-Apr-1969		Conservative pundit
Norman Schwarzkopf	Military	22-Aug-1934	27-Dec-2012	Leader in Persian Gulf War
Clive Sinclair	Business	30-Jul-1940		Sinclair ZX80
Chesley Sullenberger	Aviator	23-Jan-1951		Landed Flight 1549 on the Hudson River
John H. Sununu	Government	2-Jul-1939		George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff
Murray Turoff	Scientist	13-Feb-1936		Computer conferencing and instant messaging
Jay Van Andel	Business	3-Jun-1924	7-Dec-2004	Amway billionaire
Marilyn vos Savant	Columnist	11-Aug-1946		IQ 228, writes for Parade
Teri Weigel	Pornstar	24-Feb-1962		Lips Wide Shut, Whores R Us

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