# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/albert-scott-crossfield
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:40:56.328Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/albert-scott-crossfield"
name: "Albert Scott Crossfield"
slug: "albert-scott-crossfield"
description: "Albert Scott Crossfield was an American naval officer and test pilot. In 1953, he became the first pilot to fly at twice the speed of sound. Crossfield was the first of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the United States Air Force and NASA. He is the subject of a biography called \"Always Another Dawn.\""
tagline: "United States Navy officer (1921-2006)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Albert_Scott_Crossfield_in_X-15_suit.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1921-10-02"
deathDate: "2006-04-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.870563674321503
  historical:           11.03568133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Скот Кросфийлд"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Albert Scott Crossfield"
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    title: "Albert Scott Crossfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Crossfield"
    title: "Scott Crossfield"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Scott_Crossfield"
    title: "Albert Scott Crossfield"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Scott_Crossfield"
    title: "Albert Scott Crossfield"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Albert Scott Crossfield"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump