genius Genius is a characteristic of original and exceptional insight in the performance of some art or endeavor that surpasses expectations, sets new standards for future works, establishes better methods of operation, or remains outside the capabiliti ...

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'' (1948 film), a 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 ''Genius by Stephen Hawking'' is a television series aired on PBS hosted by Stephen Hawking. It premiered on May 18, 2016, and ended on June 1, 2016, with only one season being produced before Hawking's death in 2018. Premise ''Genius by Stephen ...

'', a 2016 TV documentary series

Literature

Genius (literature) The concept of genius, in literary theory and literary history, derives from the later 18th century, when it began to be distinguished from ''ingenium'' in a discussion of the ''genius loci'', or "spirit of the place". It was a way of discussing e ...

, a concept in literary theory relating to inspiration * ''The "Genius"'' (novel), by Theodore Dreiser, 1915 *''The Genius'', a 2008 novel by

Jesse Kellerman Jesse Oren Kellerman (born September 1, 1978) is an American novelist and playwright. He is the author of the novels ''Sunstroke'' (2006), ''Trouble'' (2007), ''The Genius'' (2008), ''The Executor'' (2010), ''Potboiler'' (2012), and has co-author ...

*"The Genius", a 1955 short story by

Randall Garrett Gordon Randall Phillip David GarrettGarrett, Randall
in ''

Forty Stories ''Forty Stories'' collects forty of Donald Barthelme's short stories, several of which originally appeared in ''The New Yorker''. The book was first published by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1987. While '' Sixty Stories'' includes many longer narrati ...

'' *''Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman'', a 1992 biography by

James Gleick James Gleick (; born August 1, 1954) is an American author and historian of science whose work has chronicled the cultural impact of modern technology. Recognized for his writing about complex subjects through the techniques of narrative nonficti ...

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 Faith, derived from Latin ''fides'' and Old French ''feid'', is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or In the context of religion, one can define faith as "belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion". Religious people often ...

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 ''Herman's Head'' is an American sitcom that aired on the Fox network from September 8, 1991, until April 21, 1994. The series was created by Andy Guerdat and Steve Kreinberg, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions in association with Touchsto ...

Businesses

Genius Brands Genius Brands International (GBI) is an entertainment company headed by Andy Heyward. The company was formed from the merger of Genius Brands International and A Squared Entertainment. History 2014–2015 Genius Brands International (GBI) was f ...

International, an American entertainment company *

Genius Products Genius Products (also known as Genius Entertainment) was an entertainment company based in Santa Monica, California, United States. The ''Baby Genius'' line was one of a number of "smart toys" that came out in response to a study book about the ...

, or Genius Entertainment, a former American entertainment company *

Genius (company) Genius is an American digital media company founded on August 27, 2009, by Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory, and Mahbod Moghadam. The site allows users to provide annotations and interpretation to song lyrics, news stories, sources, poetry, and document ...

, an American digital media company *

Micro Genius ''Micro Genius'' () is a brand name used for Famicom clone consoles marketed in several countries around the world, particularly in areas where Nintendo consoles were not readily available, including the Middle East, Southeast Asia, South Americ ...

, 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 TV Genius is a United Kingdom-based software company that specialize in TV search engines, TV recommendation engines, and EPG development. It was acquired by Red Bee Media in August 2011, and by Ericsson in July 2013. TV Genius became an inte ...

, a British software company *

Genius Bar The Genius Bar is a technical support service provided by Apple Inc. inside Apple Stores to support the use of its products and services. The locations provide concierge-style, face-to-face support for customers from "Geniuses" who are specially t ...

, a tech support station in Apple's retail stores

Mythology

Genius (mythology) In Roman religion, the genius (; plural ''geniī'') is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing. Much like a guardian angel, the genius would follow each man from the hour of h ...

, the divine element of a person, place or thing **

Genius loci In classical Roman religion, a ''genius loci'' (plural ''genii locorum'') was the protective spirit of a place. It was often depicted in religious iconography as a figure holding attributes such as a cornucopia, patera (libation bowl) or snake. ...

, the protective spirit of a place **The emperor's ''genius'', an element of the ancient Roman Imperial cult

People

*The Genius, or

GZA ''Gary Eldridge Grice'' (born August 22, 1966), better known by his stage names GZA ( ) and The Genius, is an American rapper and songwriter. A founding member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, GZA is the group's "spiritual head", being both ...

(Gary E. Grice (born 1967), an American rapper *The Genius, a nickname of musician

Ray Charles Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential singers in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Ge ...

(1930–2004) *The Genius, a ring name of wrestler

Lanny Poffo Lanny Mark Poffo (born December 28, 1954), better known by his ring names "Leaping" Lanny Poffo and The Genius, is a Canadian Americans, Canadian-American professional wrestling, professional wrestler, motivational speaker, poet, and actor. Poffo ...

Science and technology

Genius (iTunes) iTunes () is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download, and organize digital mu ...

, an Apple software feature * Genius (mathematics software), a numerical computing environment and programming language