# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alan-m-lovelace
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:22:16.191Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alan-m-lovelace"
name: "Alan M. Lovelace"
slug: "alan-m-lovelace"
description: "Alan Mathieson Lovelace was the deputy administrator of NASA from July 2, 1976, to July 10, 1981. He filled in as acting Administrator twice: once during the Jimmy Carter administration to fill the May 2 to June 20, 1977, vacancy left by the retirement of James C. Fletcher, and again during the start of Ronald Reagan's administration from January 21 to July 10, 1981, until Reagan's choice James M. Beggs was confirmed by Congress."
tagline: "NASA administrator (1929-2018)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Alan_Lovelace%2C_official_NASA_photo_portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1929-09-04"
deathDate: "2018-04-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           8.740065333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ئالان ئێم ڵۆڤلێس"
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    title: "אלן לאבלייס"
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    title: "Alan M. Lovelace"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump