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Kim Peek was a male mnemonist from the United States. Born in Salt Lake City in 1951, he was a human who spoke English. He had FG syndrome, a medical condition.
Peek worked in the acting department. He died in Murray on December 19, 2009. His death was caused by a myocardial infarction and was classified as natural causes.
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Film & TV
Known for
- Superhuman: Genius — Self2008
- Brainman2005
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Laurence Kim Peek , ( 1951-11-11 ) November 11, 1951, Salt Lake City , Utah , U.S.
- Died
- December 19, 2009 (2009-12-19) (aged 58), Murray, Utah , U.S.
- Known for
- Megasavant
- Parent s
- Fran Peek, Jeanne W. Buchi
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Salt Lake City
- Place of death
- Murray
- Occupation
- mnemonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Kim Peek, diagnosed with Savant syndrome.jpg
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- Commons category
- Kim Peek
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1951-11-11
- date of death
- 2009-12-19
- Commons gallery
- Kim Peek
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Kim Peek
- medical condition
- FG syndrome
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Encyclopedic overview
Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory and exceptional intelligence, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities. He was the inspiration for the character Raymond Babbitt in the 1988 movie Rain Man. Although Peek was previously diagnosed with autism, he is now thought to have had FG syndrome.
Early life, family and education
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