Possibility of an Illiterate Programer?

/prog/, is it possible for a person to know how to code and program computers before knowing how to read and write in English (or any other natural language)? Is there an example of, maybe, a savant with extraordinary talents in the field, but is, otherwise, social inept?

i think its amazing how people in other countries can write code in english so easily since obviously the word "string" could be the word dick to them and it wouldn't make any difference in how they code. its just so weird to think about.