David Thomas
David Thomas had a very challenging upbringing. His mother was an alcoholic and his stepfather was physically abusive to him. At the age of 16 he went off the rails. He got in trouble with the police, attempted suicide, tried to kill a policeman, received a court conviction and was expelled from school.
He joined the Fire Service at 20 and subsequently failed his promotion exams. He bought a book on memory in a desperate attempt to pass his exams and found he had a gift. Within 8 months of buying the book he went to The World Memory Championships and came 4th. He has since gone on to develop one of the most powerful memories in history.
He lives in Halifax, Yorkshire and also holds a US Green Card
Memory achievements
- World Memory Championships medallist
- Guinness Book of Records record breaker for reciting the Pi to 22,500 digits from memory
- World record holder for memorizing and reciting the order of 100 packs of playing cards
- 2007 US Memory Champion
Media personality
- Over 500 media appearances worldwide
- The Times, BBC World Service, Radio 4 Today, Richard and Judy, GMTV, This Morning
- The Oprah Winfrey Show that went out to 112 countries and 500 million people
Author
- Essential Managers: Improving Your Memory – sold in 16 countries, sales of 120,00 copies
- Tell Me Why, Mummy – No.1 in The Sunday Times bestseller list, sales of 500,000+ copies
International speaker
- Spoken in 32 countries
- Venues have included Caesars Palace, Alexandra Palace and the Tower of London
- Delegates have included Government ministers, fire-fighters, Olympic athletes and receptionists and over 2000 CEOs
