# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/adam-yauch
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:57:28.833Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/adam-yauch"
name: "Adam Yauch"
slug: "adam-yauch"
description: "Adam Nathaniel Yauch, also known as MCA, was an American rapper, bassist, filmmaker, and a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. He directed many of the band's music videos and did much of their promotional photography, often using the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér."
tagline: "American musician (1964–2012)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Adam_Yauch_crop.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1964-08-05"
deathDate: "2012-05-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             7.211023726125173
  historical:           24.58529333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0946888/"
    handle:    "nm0946888"
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    url:       "https://beastieboys.com/"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Одам Яух"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump