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Kim Peek was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States on November 11, 1951. Kim Peek was credited as a mnemonist. Death is recorded on December 19, 2009, at the age of 58.
My Take
Kim Peek deserves to be remembered with reverence, not as a curiosity. Born in Salt Lake City with congenital brain differences, he memorized over ten thousand books and became the inspiration for Raymond in Rain Man. Yet the most moving part of his story is not the raw capacity of his memory but how he spent his later years sharing it, traveling to give people courage. He embodied the truth that difference is not deficit but identity. Society made daily life hard for him, yet he answered with generosity. He passed in 2009, but his example endures, and it humbles me.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kim Peek
- Name (Japanese)
- キム・ピーク
- Reading
- きむ・ぴーく
- Born
- November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rabbit
- Origin
- Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
- Occupation
- mnemonist
2. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%20Peek
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AF
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q296790
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kim Peek born?
Born November 11, 1951.
When did Kim Peek die?
Died December 19, 2009, aged 58.
Where was Kim Peek from?
Kim Peek was from Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
What did Kim Peek do?
Kim Peek worked as mnemonist.