Brad Williams (born October 8, 1956) is an American man from
Prairie du Chien
Prairie du Chien may refer to:
Places
*Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien ( ) is a city in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. The population was 5,506 at the 2020 census. Often called Wisconsin's second- ...
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...
who is considered by scientists to have one of the best memories in the world and one of the only 62 people in the world who has been confirmed by researchers as having a condition called
hyperthymestic syndrome. He can remember almost every day of his life, easily naming the day of the week, date, month, and year of innumerable personal and public events.
Williams is the author of the Triviazoids, a daily blog showing unusual connections in history for that particular date. He is the subject of the documentary ''Unforgettable'' (2010) by his brother Eric Williams and of a part of the episode ''Super Special'' of ''
Stan Lee's Superhumans
''Stan Lee's Superhumans'' is a documentary television series that debuted from August 5, 2010 to September 17, 2014 on History Channel. It was hosted by Marvel comic book superhero creator Stan Lee and follows contortionist Daniel Browning Sm ...
''.
Williams won the Wisconsin Spelling Bee in 1969 at the age of 12 and has worked as a pronouncer for the Wisconsin Spelling Bee since 1978.
He also worked as a radio newsman.
See also
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USA Memory Championship
The USA Memory Championship is an annual competition that took place every spring in New York City until 2016, and is currently held in Orlando, Florida, after an online qualifier. It was founded by Tony Dottino, President of Dottino Consulting Gro ...
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Solomon Shereshevsky
Solomon Veniaminovich Shereshevsky (; 1886 – 1 May 1958), also known simply as 'Ш' ('Sh'), 'S.', or Luria's S, was a Soviet journalist and mnemonist active in the 1920s. He was the subject of Alexander Luria's case study ''The Mind of a Mnemon ...
References
External links
Triviazoids— A Day-By-Day Look At History's Links
''Unforgettable'' (2010) trailer
Living people
American mnemonists
People from Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
1956 births
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