# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/andre-waterkeyn
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:28:35.856Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/andre-waterkeyn"
name: "André Waterkeyn"
slug: "andre-waterkeyn"
description: "André Waterkeyn was a Belgian engineer, born in Wimbledon, London, best known for creating the Atomium."
tagline: "Belgian engineer and Olympic field hockey player (1917–2005)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Andre_WATERKEYN.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "1917-08-23"
deathDate: "2005-10-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.95583333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump