wunderkind

And as it bookends a summer led by “Obsession” and “Backrooms” fervor, with studios clamoring to find the next Gen Z wunderkind, Ullom quietly but consistently surpasses his peers at every winding turn.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Earlier in the week, there was the agonizing sight of Jack Draper, the former Top-10 British wunderkind, tearing up mid-match as he continues to be hobbled by arm pain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

This week: Situational Awareness—an A.I.-forward hedge fund led by a former wunderkind and OpenAI employee—was tanking fast until a rival fund stepped in.

From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026

Aschenbrenner was an AI wunderkind who launched his project in 2024 at the tender age of just 23.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026

Peter Diamond was the latest up-and-coming Brooklyn wunderkind literary sensation.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

Always wunderkinder of virtuosity, Cunningham’s dancers had to be as intellectually brainy as they were physically smart.

From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2020

Like many wunderkinder, Korngold had a bumpy transition to adulthood.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 12, 2019

Forty years later those wunderkinder are now midcareer and have accomplished even more than expected, according to a recent follow-up survey.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 29, 2015

Scott Duncan is America’s youngest billionaire to have inherited his wealth — setting him apart from the tech wunderkinder on the Forbes 400.

From Forbes ● Sep. 29, 2014

He introduced Ernest Lawrence to his readers as the leader of a “scouting party” of Berkeley wunderkinder, most of them “still in their early thirties.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The Leitersdorf brothers, who come from a prominent Israeli family that includes real-estate developers, venture capitalists and startup founders, are wunderkinds of the country’s tech industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

This would reward older athletes who waited two years to compete and ensure the wunderkinds of not missing out on their athletic primes between Rio 2016 and Paris 2024.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 11, 2021

All three children were wunderkinds, but Thile stood out for his chutzpah and ostentatious talent.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2021

There were always wunderkinds and rising stars and the occasional military leader but running for office meant getting inside the system and working your way up.

From Fox News ● Jun. 29, 2020

For one, both are wunderkinds of a sort.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2019