Originally Posted by Iucounu
My favorite example of someone in that vein is John von Neumann; I don't know of anyone more PG than him off the top of my head, as he was intensely creative and also about as maxed out as we come on processing types of abilities. The whole package.

John was also a Polymath. You should read his bio. He was not educated in the traditional way.

http://www.amazon.com/John-Von-Neumann-Scientific-Deterrence/dp/082182676X