# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abdul-duke-fakir
# Generated: 2026-08-15T10:25:11.372Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/abdul-duke-fakir"
name: "Abdul \"Duke\" Fakir"
slug: "abdul-duke-fakir"
description: "Abdul Kareem \"Duke\" Fakir was an American singer. He co-founded the Motown quartet the Four Tops and performed in an ensemble under that name from 1953 until shortly before his death. He was the group's last surviving original member."
tagline: "American singer (1935–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Duke_Fakir_2019.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1935-12-26"
deathDate: "2024-07-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.45
  momentum:             15
  historical:           8.504009333333332
  currentAttention:     0.4
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1045287/"
    handle:    "nm1045287"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/523685"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Fakir"
    title: "Duke Fakir"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Fakir"
    title: "Duke Fakir"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_%22Duke%22_Fakir"
    title: "Abdul \"Duke\" Fakir"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Fakir"
    title: "Abdul Fakir"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%80%2C_%D0%90%D0%B1%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BB"
    title: "Факир, Абдул"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_%22Duke%22_Fakir"
    title: "Abdul \"Duke\" Fakir"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Fakir"
    title: "Abdul Fakir"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6e883e7d-c2b8-4f49-94d3-86b1531ca06a"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2184511"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1789246"
    title: "Abdul 'Duke' Fakir"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump