A genius is a person who has exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality.
Genius may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film, television and radio The Genius (film), a 1948 Mexican comedy film Genius (1991 film), a Russian drama Genius (1999 film), a Disney Channel Original Movie Genius (2012 film), a Telugu film Genius (2016 film), a biographical drama about Max Perkins Genius (2018 Hindi film), an Indian action thriller Genius (2018 Tamil film), an Indian drama film Genius (radio series), a British comedy gameshow 2005–08 Genius (British series), a TV version of the radio show 2009–10 Genius (American TV series), an anthology period drama from 2017 The Genius (TV series), a South Korean reality game show Genius by Stephen Hawking, a 2016 TV documentary series "Genius", a Series G episode of the television series QI (2010)
Literature Genius (literature), a concept in literary theory relating to inspiration The "Genius" (novel), by Theodore Dreiser, 1915 The Genius, a 2008 novel by Jesse Kellerman Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds, a 2003 book by Harold Bloom "The Genius", a 1955 short story by Randall Garrett as Ivar Jorgensen "The Genius", a story by Donald Barthelme in his 1987 collection Forty Stories Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman, a 1992 biography by James Gleick
Music Genius (Krizz Kaliko album), 2009 Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon, a 2002 album "Genius" (LSD song), 2018 "Genius" (Pitchshifter song), 1997 "Genius", a 2021 song by Pop Smoke from the album Faith "Genious", a 1999 Gorillaz song released in 2021 as part of the super deluxe box set edition of Gorillaz (album)
Other uses in arts and entertainment Genius (comics), a Scottish newspaper cartoon series 1978–1983 Geniu$: The Tech Tycoon Game, a 2005 computer game Genius, a fictional character in TV sitcom Herman's Head
Businesses Genius Brands International, an American entertainment company Genius Products, or Genius Entertainment, a former American entertainment company Genius (company), an American digital media company Micro Genius, a brand name of Famicom clone consoles in several countries Genius mouse, a brand name of computer peripherals manufactured abroad by Taiwanese manufacturer KYE Systems TV Genius, a British software company Genius Bar, a tech support station in Apple's retail stores
Mythology Genius (mythology), the divine element of a person, place or thing in ancient Roman religion Genius loci, the protective spirit of a place in ancient Roman religion The emperor's genius, an element of the ancient Roman Imperial cult The Minoan Genius, a legendary creature in Minoan and Mycanean mythology
People The Genius, or GZA (Gary E. Grice (born 1967), an American rapper The Genius, a nickname of musician Ray Charles (1930–2004) The Genius, a ring name of wrestler Lanny Poffo
Science and technology Genius (iTunes), an Apple software feature Genius (mathematics software), a numerical computing environment and programming language
See also
Genie (disambiguation) Genii (disambiguation) Evil genius (disambiguation) Mastermind (disambiguation) Gaon (Hebrew), literally 'genius' Geniusze, a village in Poland MacArthur Fellows Program, commonly known as a "Genius grant" GENIUS Act