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Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", [1][2][3] he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities.
Dec 11, 2012 · Kim Peek, who lent inspiration to the fictional character Raymond Babbitt — played by Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rain Man — was a remarkable savant. A savant is an individual who — with little...
Mar 13, 2024 · Kim Peek displayed astonishing feats of memory that inspired the Raymond Babbitt character in "Rain Man" before his death in 2009. The film "Rain Main" was based on the true story of Kim Peek, a megasavant with an unusual brain.
Mar 17, 2013 · Kim Peek's condition, which is also known as "agenesis of the corpus callosum" is among the most common human brain malformations, occurring in at least 1 in 4000 individuals.
Dec 27, 2009 · Kim Peek, Inspiration for ‘Rain Man,’ Dies at 58. In 1988, the film “Rain Man,” about an autistic savant played by Dustin Hoffman, shed a humane light on the travails of autism while ...
Dec 22, 2009 · Kim Peek has died. You may not recognize his name, but there's a good chance you remember Rain Man, the 1988 movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise.
Jun 1, 2006 · Kim Peek--the inspiration for Rain Main --possesses one of the most extraordinary memories ever recorded. Until we can explain his abilities, we cannot pretend to understand human...
Dec 23, 2009 · Kim Peek, the inspiration for Dustin Hoffman's character in the Oscar-winning 1988 film, has died. Peek, a savant, had a memory so vast and deep and exact, he was compared...
Dec 23, 2009 · The man who inspired the title character in the Oscar-winning movie "Rain Man" has died. Kim Peek was 58. His father, Fran, says Peek had a major heart attack Saturday morning and was...
Jan 11, 2010 · Peek, who died of a heart attack Dec. 19 at 58, was indeed riven by disabilities throughout his life. Born without a corpus callosum–the nerve tissue that connects the brain’s hemispheres–he...
