Blind Tom Wiggins

Blind Tom Wiggins

male, deceased (1908)
African American, pianist, Blind musician, autistic savant, piano, American…child prodigy, prodigy
Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins (May 25, 1849-June 13, 1908) was an African American autistic savant and musical prodigy on the piano.
Derek Paravicini

Derek Paravicini

male, 30 years old
Sixty Minutes, pianist, Autistic savants, Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, Linden Lodge School for the Blind, Royal Philharmonic Pops Orchestra…child prodigy, prodigy
Derek Paravicini (b. 26 July 1979) is a blind English autistic savant and a musical prodigy. He lives in Surrey, England. Paravicini was born...
Chang Hao

Chang Hao

male, 33 years old
child prodigy, prodigy, shanghai, Samsung Cup, player, Go player
Chang Hao is a professional Go player. Chang Hao was born in Shanghai, China. He is a 9 dan Go player from China. He is China's best player of the...
Arthur Pryor

Arthur Pryor

male, deceased (1942)
David Montogmery, American classical trombonist, Peter and Paul, libretto, opera, lyceum theater…child prodigy, prodigy
Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1870 - June 18, 1942) was a trombonist, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. Pryor was born on the...
James Crichton

James Crichton

male, deceased (1582)
musician, prodigy, St. Andrews University, debate, The Admirable Crichton, Alumni of the University of St Andrews…child prodigy
James Crichton, known as the Admirable Crichton, (1560 - 1582) was a Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages,...
Jim Bellows

Jim Bellows

male
The Last Editor, Los Angeles Times, Kenyon College alumni, underdog, Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Herald Examiner…prodigy
Jim Bellows is considered to be one of the most influential figures in American journalism of the 20th century. Bellows was born to a wealthy Ohio...
Shawn Sheikhan

Shawn Sheikhan

male, 40 years old
Shahram (Shawn) "Sheiky" Sheikhan, Four of a kind, Shawn "Sheiky" Sheikhan, Poker After Dark, National Heads-Up Poker Championship, High Stakes Poker…prodigy, child prodigy
Shahram (Shawn) "Sheiky" Sheikhan (born in Iran in 1969) is a professional poker player who currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife and...
Will Kreth

Will Kreth

male, 45 years old
Austin Music Foundation, MTV Networks, eBay, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, William E. "Will" Kreth, NBC Universal…prodigy, Prodigy Services Corporation
William E. "Will" Kreth (born 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was the first "official" employee of WIRED magazine, hired by its two founders in...
Walter Weller

Walter Weller

male, 70 years old
Great C Major, haydn, Decca, First Piano Concerto, Piano Concerto No. 1, Symphony No. 6…child prodigy, prodigy
Walter Weller (born 30 November, 1939) is an Austrian conductor. Weller was born in Vienna, Austria where he first gained renown as a prodigy...
Jean Gebser

Jean Gebser

male, deceased (1973)
poet, linguist, linguistics, Integral thought, child prodigy, consciousness…prodigy
Jean Gebser (August 20, 1905 - May 14, 1973) was a prodigy, a student of the transformations of human consciousness, a linguist, and a poet.