Do creative people have a higher Intelligence then non-creative people?

I don't think it's anything to do with 'creativity' directly. In fact I don;t think they are seperate things. Everybody is intelligent. Unfortunately some become programmed to believe they're not intelligent, or the seat of intelligence (the brain) is just plain damaged in some way. People who are encouraged early on with creative endeavor are better believers in themselves, and therefore excel in creative activity.

As a creative person, I would tend to agree with you. (grin) All seriousness aside though, I've met an awful lot of creative people working in the music business and for the most part they are all extremely intelligent. I would go as far as to say they are uch more intelligent than your average person. Interesting fact, did you that over 90% of the world's top heart surgeons are failed musicians? There have also been studies done that show that kids (and adults) who learn to read math get much higher math scores than kids who don't, and usually show a noticeable improvment in grades in general. Interesting discussion liranlgo. Minnie Mouse is HOT! filmbuff

I don't know what to say, because I am very creative....creativity is very important part of my life...but the other part get into competition with my brother, who is extremely intelligent, so I was doing many difficult tests for Mensa just to prove that I am intelligent... I wanted to show my parent that I can met their expectations...so I have postgraduate degree and PH D Are creative people more intelligent? Maybe….

For me, I guess it's all about on how we use this gift - called intelligence. There are many intelligent and influential people since this world has started, and many of them used this so-called gifts to a darker path. I think intelligence or creative people can be seen everywhere, it's just a matter of how we understood their works. Even toddlers can be intelligent and creative at times, all we need is focus and pay attention to these small wonders!;)

I think intelligence and creativity are linked together. The one is intelligent can creatively execute the tasks and the one who is has creative mind...will definitely have intelligence. Sometimes....creativity may be limited to a particular field...say....sculpureror...he may or may not be intelligent in other fields.

Hi Liran, you must define intelligence... Is it IQ? EQ? A degree in the university? I think that saying about someone that he is intelligent is very subjective. If someone invents something I do not find useful, but you do - we would say different things about him. You would say he is very creative, and might even find him intelligent. I won't see the creativity, but I might find him intelligent or not, according to how I see that characteristic. So, how do you define intelligence?

this is true partly liran. i think, creativity is something uindefined who have a higher level of understanding and perception in a particular or more fields. he is intelligent but then it is specified. on the other hand, an intelligent person is prudent and has a greater understanding generally speaking. he is a cut above the rest. for example an artist could be very blunt in all other matters except painting, in which he is beyond comparison. this bluntness coms from disinterestedness. so , he may be intuitive but doesnot care in matters he is least interested. an intelligent person would be outstanding in all thingshe does. the difference is subtle but its there.

I don't know. I know a creative person looks at the world differently than other people.I know that musicians are better in math.But are they more intelligent? I don't believe so.there are many intelligent people who are non- creative.

I don't think so. It depends I guess. One of my friends is very smart but doesn't draw, art, write or generally just being creative. He's more of a person who just works, but that doesn't mean because he isn't creative that he does have a higher intelligence. Actually I don't know anyone who could pip him to a quiz as he's very sharp and fast at giving answers. ~Joey

I don't think that it's an absolute rule...I mean..obviously some really creative people are also way over the average intelligence IQ. But i think that in general it's only a matter of which areas of your brain you have more developed. That's why some people are great with numbers, others with words, and others are more creative.

Intelligence is acquired, you just don't wake up a physics whiz, although some acquire knowledge faster than others. Creativity is natural but needs to be nurtured and practiced. An intelligent person easily recognizes his capacity and possibilities so he'll take steps to develop it. Maybe that's why there are a lot of intelligent and creative people. For me, I've volunteered as a teacher in depressed areas and I've seen out-of-school youth display raw creativity, paintings, crafts, skits. They were simply wonderful and we can just imagine what an ounce of learning can do to these children. Of course, creative people has a tendency to view the world in all different angles, not just in art but in daily life. So when faced with a problem, they also tend to be creative in solving it, hence we see them as intelligent. Well... if you consider multiple intelligences then creativity is also a form of intelligence. Lot's of different ways to look at it. We can go crazy coming up with explanations. It's like watching Gary Kasparov or Paul Gaugin. You don't try to label them as intelligent or creative. You just stare at their works, and you say, well, they just are great people.

wow, that is an interesting observation. I would think it stands to be true that if you are an intelligent person you are likely a good thinker and as such creative by means of invention, ingenuity or innovation. Being able to use what is available for something that is needed. or is it just that creative persons better express themselves?

I do think that creativity is highly linked to intelligence. I have read many research articles that support this claim. Just can't think of a link to one though. And yes, I have met many creative people who are actually smart, maybe not so academically but in other ways.

some people become creative because they cannot excel in acedemic levels, so they are bothering themselves in learning arts or creativity. i don't think so cause there are creative people who are not having very much high intelligence and those who have high intelligence don't excel in creativeness..the point here is i think it depends upon the person's likeness, if a person is wanting to be in the field of arts - even not so high in intelligence he can pass it too..that's my idea..thanks...

Most creative people that I have met do have a certain intelligence about them. Maybe it is because they take the time to think more instead of always just reacting. But I can also say that I have met a couple of creative people that I have wondered if there were anyone really home upstairs. ha ha So, I don't think that creative people really have a higher intelligence...just a different view on things and a different way expressing it. :)

creativity is not part of inteligence every time, it is part of intuitive power! And intuitive power is mostly above inteligence! Yes, it is possible that creative people may have good inteligence too!

There are some people who are born with a creative mind. No doubt, these people do have a higher intelligence level because they can adapt ideas much faster. In my opinion, I think the percentage of these people is rather low. Most people do not have a ready pool of creative juice. It takes some time and skill to bring up that creativity. In fact, creativity can be trained or learnt. Any person with a certain level of intelligence can be taught creativity. It all depends on whether the person has the perservence and opportunity to be creative. An average person too can be creative, and by the same token, an intelligent person does not necessary mean he is creative.

intelligence is defined as the mind's property and capacity to do many related activities, such as solving problems, planning, making judgments, comprehend complex ideas, learning quickly from experiences, adapting to situations, reasoning, abstraction, and doing creative works. Intellectual competence entails a set of skills to perform all or some of these intellectual endeavors, but a person's intellectual performance will vary in many different ocassions too. some intelligences can predominate over the other, so that one can have good performance in mathematical problem-solving for example, but can be poor in adapting to real situations. going back to your question, i think that that person you're mentioning about has a very high creative prowess - in maybe the arts (if this is what you mean), and he may perform highly in intelligence tests (which mostly are predictors of educational achievements) but to prove such show of creative intelligence in situations where practicality or common sense of comprehending or adjusting to the surroundings for example is measured, remains to be seen. in other words, intellectual abilities are different from one to another. they may go hand in hand (like correlation of multiple intelligences), or they may not. People still have unique strengths and weaknesses in specific areas of the intellectual domain.