Most Intelligent: 12-14

#14: Leonard Hofstadter, The Big Bang Theory

Leonard has an IQ of 173, was 24 when he received his PhD from Princeton University, and also received a Dissertation of the Year award for his doctoral paper on experimental particle physics. Leonard has been established to have been a child prodigy, and a gifted scientist with an impressive knowledge of theoretical physics. His work as an experimental physicist often includes the use of lasers, such as a helium–neon laser or free-electron laser, and his research topics have varied from Bose–Einstein condensates and foundations of quantum mechanics to soft cosmic rays at sea level and development of novel rocket propellants. Leonard designs experiments in order to prove theories but, according to the cynical and childish egotistical theorist Sheldon, his work is mostly derivative and thus unimportant.

Weakness: He has a plethora of medical issues, including asthma, myopia, lactose intolerance, sleep apnea, and a bad family history of heart disease.









#13: Cal Lightman, Lie to Me

The title pretty much says it all- he can always tell if someone is lying to him or not. To say that he is a "top-notch" psychiatrist is a terrible understatement. He was formerly with British Intelligence and has interrogated many people around the world over the years. Cal is an expert in body language, facial expressions and any signal of when a person is telling the truth or not. The person does not even need to talk- he can look at pictures. For example, in some scenes the criminals expression was the same as OJ, Bill Clinton, and the Enron guy. He cares so much about what people are not saying, that he can not get close to anyone. The interesting plot is his 14 year old daughter who knows when he tries to read her and she is able to deflect him.

Weakness: He cannot hold a relationship because he knows when he is being lied to, which we all do daily. For you deniers out there, what did you tell that cop when he asked why you were speeding? Why did you REALLY have to hang up the phone and end your conversation with Grandma? Ok, moving on.

#12: Michael Westen, Burn Notice

Westen, a spy who has been all over the world, is a modern MacGyver, only smarter. He seems to know absolutely everything about combat survival, psychological stress disorders, chemistry, medicine, escapology, and criminal psychology.

Weakness: Although he kills, he sometimes leaves people alive who can hurt him.

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