Marilyn vos Savant

Marilyn vos Savant
BornMarilyn Mach
(1946-08-11) August 11, 1946 (age 78)[1]
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation
Spouse
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(m. 1987)​
Children2[2]

Marilyn vos Savant (/ˌvɒs səˈvɑːnt/; born Marilyn Mach; August 11, 1946) is an American magazine columnist who has the highest recorded intelligence quotient (IQ) in the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. Since 1986, she has written "Ask Marilyn", a Parade magazine Sunday column wherein she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects, and which popularized the Monty Hall problem in 1990.

  1. ^ "MILESTONES: August 11 birthdays for Viola Davis, Tomi Lahren, Joe Rogan". Brooklyn Eagle. August 11, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ LLC, New York Media (February 6, 1989). "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2022.