Fischer of all people was one of those. He actually stated that he
could not visualize a board in his mind. Koltanowski was famous for
that ability to visualize perfectly a chessboard in his mind and play
simuls blindfolded. I suppose it is something unique you either have
or you don't. Pillsbury also could visualize many boards and play.
Some GM's can do it to a certain extent but not at the level of
Pillsbury or Kolty. There are others but I don't know offhand.

EZoto