There are many adults who've applied their intellectual gifts and talents to a wide variety of endeavors, with amazing results.

Their example may serve as role models, debunking stereotypes and inspiring many gifted kids who have no local peer group.

This is not necessarily a list of famous gifted people. Some have achieved great fame and fortune, while others are less well known, even obscure.

Here are a few to start...

Technology...
In the technology arena there are well-known contemporaries, including:
- Steve Jobs (Apple),
- Mark Zuckerburg (Facebook),
- Bill Gates (Microsoft),
- Stephen Hawking.

Mathematicians...
- Mathematician Jacob Barnett is a living example of an amazing 2e success story.
- How many are familiar with mathematician Alan Turing, and the role he played in ending WWII, depicted in the movie The Imitation Game (2014)?
- Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, Mary Jackson... Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race

Authors...
- Elizabeth Zimmerman was a gifted individual who applied her efforts to knitting, and was also an author.
- Author Sir Terry Pratchett, who suffered the onset of Alzheimer's and died at age 66.

more Women...
- Singer Lady Gaga and First Lady Michelle Obama are known to have been in gifted programs as children.
- Marilyn Vos Savant, author and columnist, has been listed in the Guinness Book of Word Records for having the highest IQ test scores (albeit with some controversy as to how the scores were derived).
- Candace Owens was 10 years old and in 5th grade, when she was placed in advanced classes based on high standardized test scores. She went on to college, paid off student loans, and now encourages others that it is possible to rise above poverty in the US and achieve success.
- Phiona Mutesi, chess player.

Lists...
- There are books which give insight into successful entrepreneurs and influential visionaries.
- This article offers Mensa's list of 10 smartest celebrities.
- "Listovative" published this list of Top 12 People with Highest IQ in the World.