When you think of celebrities, models, socialites and the like, the word “brainiac” doesn’t always come to mind.
After all, many of these people have made their fortunes based on their looks or acting skills—and certainly not their knowledge of physics or calculus.
However, a little investigating shows that many of these people have a lot more going on in their heads than simply what designer to wear for their next red carpet. In the gallery above, we’ve provided you with ten brilliant celebrities and given them all a superlative based on their unique skill sets. These may not be your first guesses, but trust us, they’re all more than qualified.
Click through the slideshow and let us know what you think — whose brains surprised you most?
Kate Moss has a philosophical mind.
While Kate Moss' most memorable behavior may involve the back of club restrooms and storming the catwalk, according to a renowned physicist named Brian Cox, Miss Moss has a lot more on her mind. Apparently, Moss approached him at a post-Olympics party and was "quizzing him about the origins of the universe." "Kate was asking me some extraordinarily detailed questions about the universe. She really knows her stuff," he said. "She also had some questions from her daughter Lila Grace which were pretty complicated. I was impressed." We are too!
Cindy Crawford studied chemical engineering at university.
While Cindy Crawford may seem like your typical supermodel (you know: gorgeous, perfect, but a little dense in between the eyes), this isn't the case. After being named valedictorian of her high school class, she went on to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University. Not too shabby.
Courtney Love was a math genius (sometimes).
Courtney Love says that there was a time when she was an unparalleled genius when it came to calculus -- but it was all because of crack. "The strange thing is, while the crack screwed me up in a lot of ways, it improved me in certain others. I’ve never been good with numbers, but when I was on crack I could do math really, really well. I became a f*cking whiz at calculus,”she said.
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