Daniel Tammet

Quick Facts

Full Name	Daniel Tammet
Occupation	Young Adult Author
Date Of Birth	Jan 31, 1979(1979-01-31)
Age	45
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Daniel Tammet Biography

Daniel Tammet is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on January 31, 1979 in England, United Kingdom. Author and autistic savant who was awarded an award for Best Book for Young Adults award for his memoir Born on a Blue Day. Other of his best-selling books include Embracing the Blue Sky, as well as Thinking in Numbers.

He appeared for The Late Show with David Letterman in 2005.

He participated twice in the World Memory Championships in London under his birth name, placing 11th in 1999 and 4th in 2000.

He met software engineer Neil Mitchell in 2000. They lived in Kent, England, where they had a quiet life at home with their cats, preparing meals from their garden. He and Mitchell operated the online e-learning company Optimnem, where they created and published language courses.

His birth name is Daniel Paul Corney, and was raised in East London with eight younger siblings. He is currently based in Paris with his wife, Jerome Tabet, whom was his friend when marketing his book.

Daniel Tammet Net Worth

Daniel Tammet is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Daniel Tammet 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was afflicted with seizures as a young person as well as being diagnosed Asperger’s syndrome in the year 25. He decided to teach English in other countries instead of attending at a university.

He was the subject of the documentary film The Boy with the Incredible Brain.

Daniel “Tammet” Paul Corney FRSA (born 31 January 1979) is an English essayist, novelist, poet, translator, and autistic savant. His 2006 memoir, Born on a Blue Day, about his life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, was named a “Best Book for Young Adults” in 2008 by the American Library Association Young Adult Library Services magazine. His second book, Embracing the Wide Sky, was one of France’s best-selling books of 2009. His third book, Thinking in Numbers, was published on 16 August 2012 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and on 30 July 2013 by Little, Brown and Company in the United States and Canada. Mishenka, his first novel, was published in France and Quebec in 2016. His books have been published in over 20 languages. He was elected in 2012 to serve as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

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He was the subject of a documentary film titled Extraordinary People: The Boy with the Incredible Brain, first broadcast on the British television station Channel 4 on 23 May 2005.

Facts & Trivia

Daniel Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Daniel Tammet celebrates birthday on January 31 of every year.

For his US book tour, Tammet appeared on several television and radio talk shows and specials, including 60 Minutes and the Late Show with David Letterman. In February 2007 Born on a Blue Day was serialised as BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week in the United Kingdom.

What is Daniel Tammet doing now?

Tammet now lives in Paris , with his husband Jérôme Tabet, a photographer whom he met while promoting his autobiography.

What can Daniel Tammet do?

Daniel Tammet can speak 11 languages, perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations in his head, and can recite the number pi to 22,514 places. You may have heard of Daniel Tammet before – he’s the man who can teach himself to speak a new language fluently in a week!

How old is Daniel Tammet?

43 years (January 31, 1979)

Where was tammet born?

Barking, United Kingdom

Who is the most famous savant?

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5. Daniel Tammet.