Top 10 Smartest TV Characters

1. Michael Scofield (Prison Break)

   

   Michael J. Scofield, played by Wentworth Miller, is a fictional character and one of the two protagonists of the American television series Prison Break. He is portrayed as a structural engineer who devises an elaborate plan to help his brother escape from prison. The character appears in all five seasons... read more

   Breaking out of a prison with maximum-level security, as well as two other high-security prisons, and then breaking his girlfriend out of another top-security prison is only for genius people. But this is not the most impressive thing. He brought down an entire anonymous company that would rule the USA and the entire world.

   The way he got the Scylla was unbelievable! He did dozens of genius moves, but the two that impressed me the most were the plan to access the office of Jacob (an evil genius) and how he outsmarted Jacob, incriminating him for the murder that Jacob actually committed! He is from another planet!

   By the way, sorry for my bad English.

2. Data (Star Trek)

   

3. Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)

   

   Rick Sanchez is a fictional character from the American animated television series Rick and Morty, which airs on Adult Swim. He is a genius scientist known for his reckless behavior, dark humor, and adventures across alternate realities. The character was co-created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon.

   Titled the "smartest man in the universe" by so far everyone in the universe. He even managed to be the smartest of all the alternate versions of himself. He's manipulative, brilliant, and logical.

   Titled Smartest Man in the Universe in an infinite universe.

   That technically makes him smarter than any other entity in any fictional universe.

   Rick Sanchez knows everything. Rick Sanchez can do everything. Rick Sanchez is easily the smartest guy in the universe. He is basically God.

4. Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)

   

   Sheldon Lee Cooper, Ph.D., Sc.D., is a fictional character in the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, portrayed by actor Jim Parsons. Sheldon is known for being highly intelligent in scientific matters but socially inept.... read more

   How is he so low? His IQ is 187, he was a child prodigy, he won a Nobel prize, he has an eidetic memory, and he got a Ph.D. at 14. He is a theoretical physicist, a human calculator, and can solve calculus problems in his head.

   He is technically in the super-genius IQ range. He can hack into a government supercomputer and has a wide range of knowledge from math to history. His job involves staring at a board of complicated mathematical equations and variables.

   He knows more about comic books than anyone ever and had higher than 110% in his theoretical physics class at age 10. He mastered calculus, Euclidean geometry, quantum chromodynamics, Newtonian mechanics, and Einstein's general theory of relativity. He has never missed a single problem or gotten a math problem wrong in his life.

5. Dr. Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds)

   

   He is near the top of my favorite geniuses. I always love when he isn't up to date on the pop culture stuff because he's just not interested and has more important things to do!

   Reid is far smarter than Sheldon. Reid has three Ph.D.s and knows far more than physics. He got those Ph.D.s before the age of 24. Sheldon only has two Ph.D.s and a master's.

   So, who do you think is smarter? I say Reid. He's even smarter than Velma.

   He's super smart, and he's just plain adorable. I know that doesn't have anything to do with the question, but it had to be said.

6. Gregory House (House)

   

   House has intelligence that is not one-dimensional. He excels in science, medicine, language, human nature, biology, and music and has the best jokes.

   Simply has the most intellectual brain power in television history. I'd put Dr. Hannibal very close behind him, and Walter White in third.

7. Professor Farnsworth (Futurama)

   

   From the future, meaning he knows more than anyone from the present time.

   Good news, everybody... I'm smart! Heh heh.

   Only smarter than all of the others because of his futuristic intellectual resources.

8. Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal)

   

   Simply better than Dexter.

9. Spock (Star Trek)

   

   Spock is a fictional character in the Star Trek media franchise. He was first portrayed by Leonard Nimoy in the original Star Trek series, which premiered in 1966. Spock is a Vulcan-human hybrid who serves as science officer aboard the starship Enterprise and is one of the franchise's most iconic characters... read more

10. Jimmy Neutron (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)

    

    James "Jimmy" Isaac Neutron is a fictional character and the central protagonist of the Jimmy Neutron franchise. He is best known for starring in the 2001 American 3D computer-animated science fiction film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.... read more

    He's animated. Cartoons generally venture into the realm of the impossible.

    It doesn't matter if it is animated. It said TV characters for animated and live actors.

The Newcomers
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    Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor)

    
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    Daemon Targaryen (House of the Dragon)

    
The Contenders

13. Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes)

    

    31? 31? You have got to be kidding yourself. He is by far smarter than everyone on the list, apart from Gregory House and maybe Mycroft Holmes.

    Also, considering his knowledge of almost all fields and unmatched memory, he can be compared to a few Star Trek characters who don't belong on this list in the first place.

    Huh? There isn't a single character in the top 10 who is as smart as him. Also, Leonardo from Da Vinci's Demons should be here too, maybe the only one smarter than Sherlock among show protagonists.

    Sherlock is on every other top list, and he has the smarts to prove it.

14. Dexter Morgan (Dexter)

    

    Dexter Morgan is a fictional character who serves as the antihero in a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay. The series begins with Darkly Dreaming Dexter and continues with titles such as Dearly Devoted Dexter, Dexter in the Dark, Dexter by Design, Dexter Is Delicious, Double Dexter, and Dexter's Final... read more

    Combined, his practical and theoretical intelligence could defeat any opponent. He should definitely be higher ranked on this list.

    Simply the smartest criminal of all time.

15. Cody Martin (Suite Life)

    

16. The Professor (La Casa De Papel)

    

    He is the mastermind. He should be placed among the top 5. The way he planned the heist is mind-blowing and yet believable.

17. Will Graham (Hannibal)

    

18. Walter White (Breaking Bad)

    

    Walter Hartwell White Sr. is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the television series Breaking Bad, portrayed by Bryan Cranston. At 50 years old, he is a high school chemistry teacher in Albuquerque, New Mexico, who is diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Facing financial difficulties... read more

    Definitely one of the smartest criminal masterminds of all time!

    Oh, come on! He is the smartest ever.

19. James Moriarty (Sherlock)

    

20. KITT (Knight Rider)

21. Dr. Raymond Langston (CSI)

22. TJ Henderson (Smart Guy)

23. Velma Dinkley (Scooby Doo)

    

    Velma Dinkley is a fictional character in the Scooby-Doo franchise. She is usually seen wearing a baggy orange turtleneck, a short red pleated skirt, knee socks, Mary Janes, and most prominently, a pair of square glasses, which she frequently loses. Velma is portrayed as the group's intellectual and... read more

24. Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)

    

    Stewart Gilligan "Stewie" Griffin is a main character from the animated television series Family Guy. He's the youngest child of Peter and Lois Griffin and the brother of Meg and Chris.

    Stewie is depicted as highly intelligent and often obsessed with violence and matricide. He frequently engages... read more

    Created time travel while still wearing a diaper.

    Super genius baby invented a time machine and can do amazing fight moves. He has a whole bunch of guns.

25. The Doctor (Doctor Who)

    

    The Doctor is the title character and protagonist in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. The character is a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through time and space in the TARDIS, a time-traveling spaceship. The Doctor has the ability to regenerate, allowing... read more

    The only one on this list I would mark as more intelligent than the Doctor is Rick Sanchez. And even then, it's a barely there difference.

    He is very smart and got out of very tough spots with only words. He fights things with his mind all the way from bloodthirsty aliens to carnivorous planets. (Don't ask.)

    Bro, he is smarter than anyone on this list. He literally knows everything. Not joking, everything.

26. Freddie Benson (iCarly)

    

    Fredward "Freddie" Benson is a fictional character from the Nickelodeon television series iCarly. He serves as the technical producer of Carly's web show and is one of the main characters alongside Carly and Sam. Freddie is portrayed as intelligent and loyal, often using his technical skills to keep... read more

27. Lisa Simpson (The Simpsons)

    

    Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She's the middle child and the most intelligent member of the Simpson family. Lisa is known for her academic excellence, strong moral convictions, and love for jazz music.

    She's a second grader, and she's almost as smart as some of these people.