Creighton Carvello

Creighton Carvello (14 November 1944 - 18 November, 2008) was a British mnemonist. Carvello was born in Patna, India but lived in the UK from 1949 until his death. His first World Record for memory was in 1979 when he recited the first 15,186 places of Pi.

In 1987 he appeared on the BBC television programme Record Breakers, memorising one shuffled deck of cards in 2 minutes 59 seconds. It was this feat of memory which first inspired Dominic O'Brien, who later went on to gain the title of World Memory Champion eight times.

Memory Feats

Carvello frequently appeared on radio and television demonstrating his knowledge of sport, namely the teams, players, scores and referees of FA Cup Finals and the horses and jockeys of the Epsom Derby and Grand National horse races. Carvello memorised the telephone numbers of every person in Middlesbrough named Smith.

External links

• [1] Carvello's personal website, which has been maintained since his death in 2008.

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Name	Carvello, Creighton
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Date of birth	14 November 1944
Place of birth	India
Date of death	18 November 2008
Place of death	UK

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