Rutherford B. Hayes – IQ 146.3

The 1876 election that saw Rutherford B. Hayes clinch the top seat was a strange one; the war hero found himself nominated as the Republican candidate. With victory seemingly heading to his opponent Samuel Tilden a Democrat, a technicality ensured that Hayes won the presidency. A bit strange, right?

While Hayes’s term is now mostly lost to time, in Paraguay, he is a hero whose negotiation between the Paraguayans and Argentines over the borderland resulted in 60% of their land being returned. So much was his impact that there’s a football team named after him! The US might not revere him, but the Paraguay nationals regard him highly.