Top 10 People that are Often Thought of as Stupid but Are/Were Actually Quite Smart
Don't be fooled by how these people act or you might be sorry later
James Duncan Rolfe is an American actor, comedian, filmmaker, film and video game critic, and internet personality, best known for starring in the web television series The Angry Video Game Nerd, a joint production of Rolfe's Cinemassacre Productions, GameTrailers, and ScrewAttack. Who thinks he's dumb? It's very apparent that he has a lot of knowledge in media history, no matter what medium, from his videos alone.
Who would've thought that the Angry Video Game NERD would be, well, smart
I knew he was smart since the beginning
Ian is actually a very intelligent person. A lot of people write him off as an immature edgelord, but you can see how much time and thought he puts into each one of his videos.
What a classic.
Samuel Leroy Jackson is an American actor and film producer. He achieved prominence and critical acclaim in the early 1990s with films such as Jungle Fever, Patriot Games, Amos & Andrew, True Romance, Jurassic Park and his collaborations with director Quentin Tarantino including Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Django Unchained & The Hateful Eight. No one thinks he's dumb.
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer, songwriter, parodist, record producer, satirist, actor, voice actor, music video director, film producer, and author.
Pretentious as hell (and honestly, RalphTheMovieMaker is overall smarter than him from what I can gather from their content), but deserves to be here regardless, most due to his utterly horrendous hatebase
For the most part, I've NEVER seen someone give more rational rants on things; honestly, he almost plays it TOO safe, but at the same time also makes me feel roughly three times smarter than I actually am just from HEARING him talk (well, that is, except for when he says things like "remember when music was good back in my day? ")
Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889 - April 30, 1945) was a German politician of Austrian descent who served as the leader of the Nazi Party since 1921, Chancellor of Germany since 1933, and Führer of Nazi Germany since 1934. As dictator of Nazi Germany, he reversed the Treaty of Versailles, initiated World War II in Europe with the invasion of Poland in September 1939, and was a central figure of the Holocaust. He committed suicide two days before Soviet soldiers stormed his underground shelter in Berlin. Only an uninformed person would say that the man is dumb. A great orator who excels in populist rhetoric and circumventing the political system, he is hardly an idiot.
Very deeply insane and degenerate indeed, but still a quite simply brilliant tactician and artist nonetheless; as much as historians (most definitely including myself, mind you) may utterly DESPISE this man for what he did to Germany during World War II, the planning behind it was amazingly complex and (at least at the time) left EXTREMELY little room for error; as heartlessly hateful and prejudiced as he may have been, he was also BY FAR one of history's most powerful speakers as well
I really hate him and everyone does but he was actually kind of smart.
Way smarter than that filthy yid Einstein
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia, a position he has filled since 2012, and previously from 2000 until 2008. He was also the prime minister from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012. ...read more. Masculinity aside; Vova has stayed on top of the political pyramid in Russia for decades through careful planning of policies, and links both inside and outside of Russia. It is preposterous to call him dumb as much as I dislike him myself.
If the backstory behind Team Fortress 2's Heavy class wasn't indication enough for you, just because the Russians like to devote absurd amounts of their free time to stereotypically masculine things like 24/7 workout routines, hulking muscles, nigh-indestructible military super-armor straight out of Halo, terrifyingly large weapons, bear hunting and disgustingly strong alcoholic beverages doesn't mean that they aren't also CONSIDERABLY better educated and tactically organized than most outsiders probably think
In fact, if you even DARE to deny this about good old President Putin, you'd better believe that he will NOT hesitate to quite literally CASTRATE you (if you don't know what that means, don't ask)
Ye (born Kanye Omari West; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and fashion designer. He is regarded as one of the most influential, as well as controversial, artists of the 21st century. ...read more. Kanye West has a lot of knowledge about artistry, lyrical symbolism and music. While he started off with great but fairly conventional/straightforward production methods and lyricism, since 2010 he digs far into abstract art / avantgarde territory. People who can use rhetoric figures, metaphors and intertextuality need a certain intellect.
Always getting attacked for presenting new ideas
Ignoring his INFURIATING egotism (even going as far as to actually call himself Yeezus in the ACTUAL OFFICIAL NAME of one of his albums) and that utterly horrid "Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time" diss he made against Taylor Swift, he really is genuinely one of the best rappers I've ever heard (call him a discount Eminem if you want, but at least Kanye is still good as far as I know)
Say what you will about the astonishingly brain-dead stupidity of his actual Youtube content and ESPECIALLY his music, but you can NOT deny how hilariously spot-on of a Youtube satirist Papa Franku was (and yes, he actually DID in fact turn out to be a genius in real life; who would've thought, am I right)
Although iDubbbz quite honestly makes him look like a joke by comparison, he will most certainly be dearly missed by his fans, and for better reason than most people realize
Anyone who thinks he is dumb is wrong. He's full of so much information it's filthy
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, politician, and the 45th President of the United States. Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Donald J. Trump received an economics degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1971, Donald Trump took charge of his family's real estate and construction firm, Elizabeth Trump... read more With a 98.62% corporate success rate, Trump entered the race as a highly experienced Chief Executive Officer. In his first year, even heavily Democrat news agencies have conceded he has been highly success as the Chief of America's Executive Branch of the U.S. Government, particularly with respect to supercharging the U.S. economy, resulting in the lowest unemployment rates in decades.
People are going to ridicule him solely based on the "petty stuff" he's done and said instead of his policies but he is indeed a successful corporate businessman.
No, he's as stupid as everyone think's he is. And the way he's acted as president has only proven how stupid he is.
Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III, is an American rapper, actor and music producer born on October 17, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Eminem has sold over 300 million records making him the bestselling hip-hop artist of all time. In addition to his solo career, he is a member of D12 and (with Royce da 5'9") half of the hip-hop duo Bad Meets Evil.
Rolling Stone ranked him 83rd on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time, calling him the King of Hip Hop. Including his work with D12 and Bad Meets Evil, Eminem has had ten number-one albums on the Billboard 200 and 5 number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and 13 worldwide. Donald Trump rant was not good lol
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He was the first African-American president of the United States.
A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and as an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Genghis Khan c. 1162 – August 18 1227, born Temüjin, was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll is a Colombian-Spanish singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, choreographer, and model.
Madonna Louise Ciccone, known professionally as Madonna, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. She influenced a lot of singers such as: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Beyonce Knowles and Britney Spears. She is known as Queen of Pop and at modern pop culture specifically ...read more.
Osama Bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was a Saudi Arabian-born stateless terrorist. He was a founder of al-Qaeda, the organization that claimed responsibility for the September 11 attacks on the United States, along with numerous other mass-casualty attacks against civilian and military targets worldwide.
James Edward Franco is an American actor and filmmaker. His first prominent acting role was the lead character Daniel Desario on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks.
Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age. Since 2009, she has issued an EP and eight albums, including a platinum and gold album, and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts. Evancho's latest album 'The Debut', was her eighth consecutive ...read more.
Reginald Fils-Aimé is an American businessman, most recognized as the former president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, the North American division of the Japanese video game company Nintendo, from 2006 to 2019. Prior to his promotion to President and COO, Fils-Aimé was Executive ...read more.
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III is an American animator, director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and composer.
Dinmukhamed Kanatuly Kudaibergenov, commonly known as Dimash Kudaibergen (born May 24th, 1994) is a Kazakh singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Dimash is best known as a contestant of Chinese talent show "Singer 2017" where he was declared a runner-up. He is also known for possessing a wide ...read more. I love him! Take that haters.
Kealia Mae Ohai is an American soccer player. She captains the Houston Dash and is a member of the United States women's national soccer team. She scored the single winning goal in the final match of the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup; the only goal Germany conceded in the entire tournament.
Robert Paxton Gronkowski, nicknamed "Gronk," is an American football tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.
After retiring at the end of the 2018 NFL Season, Gronkowski came out of retirement to play with former Patriots teammate Tom Brady for the 2020 NFL season.