Kim Peek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American savant, model for the protagonist of the film "Rain Man"
Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1951
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date of Death: 19-Dec-2009
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Kim Peek
- Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant.
- Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced social difficulties, possibly resulting from a developmental disability related to congenital brain abnormalities.
- He was the inspiration for the autistic savant character Raymond Babbitt in the movie Rain Man.
- Although Peek was previously diagnosed with autism, it is now thought that he instead had FG syndrome.
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