15 Most Famous Child Geniuses

#8 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Mozart played the harpsichord at the age of three and by the age of six, he wrote his first musical composition which was followed by the first symphony at the age of eight and opera at 12. As a five-year old, Mozart performed at the University of Salzburg and at the age of 14, he set out to Italy to become an opera composer. He left behind more than 600 composed pieces.

#7 Michael Kearney

At the age of ten, Michael Kearney receive a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Alabama and at 17 a second graduate degree from Vanderbilt University. He’s listed as the world’s youngest university graduate in the Guinness Book of World Records. At 21, he collected four undergraduate degrees and a year later, he received his doctorate in chemistry. In 2006, Kearney won $1 million in AOL’s Gold Rush and $25,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire in 2008.

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