# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/alfred-carlton-gilbert
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:34:21.577Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/alfred-carlton-gilbert"
name: "Alfred Carlton Gilbert"
slug: "alfred-carlton-gilbert"
description: "Alfred Carlton Gilbert was an American inventor, athlete, magician, toy maker and businessman. As the founder of A. C. Gilbert Company, Gilbert was known for inventing the Erector Set and American Flyer Trains."
tagline: "American athlete, inventor, and businessman (1884-1961)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Proof_of_AC_Gilbert.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "founders"
profileType:
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  slug: "founder"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524"
birthDate: "1884-02-15"
deathDate: "1961-01-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.592356687898088
  historical:           19.04464
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 240
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump