Originally Posted by Boiler

Aristoteles. If mankind would have accepted his brilliance earlier, we would have travelled to the moon in the 10th century instead of the 20th. No, don't say it: I'm definetly not exaggerating.
But then...what do I know? Here's the 'official' genius world-ranking:
http://www.wanderlist.com/genius

My personal favourite is currently ranked at #72, but I'm sure he'll claim the number 1 spot in no time.