78 years old (Born on August 11, 1946)
Happy birthday to Marilyn Vos Savant, the genius who once made Guinness World Records editors scratch their heads and double-check their calculators! Your "Ask Marilyn" column has been enlightening readers since 1986—proving that intelligence can indeed be both timeless and hilarious. You've tackled everything from probability puzzles to life's quirky mysteries, always with wit sharper than Einstein's hairdo.Here's wishing you another year filled with brilliant insights, clever comebacks, and fewer questions about why toast lands butter-side down. May your IQ remain sky-high—and may your patience never run out when asked for the thousandth time: "What's smarter—a cat or a dog?"