The Most Intelligent U.S. Presidents Ranked By IQ Score

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter was a southern gentleman who was our 39th American President. He had a kind disposition, and many didn’t recognize him as a highly intelligent man, although his IQ was 156. He served in the Navy before becoming president, where he used his diplomacy to improve the country’s humanitarian work.

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He established the United States Department of Energy and the United States Department of Education. Later in life, he became a professor, created the Carter Center to advance human rights, and was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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