# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/arlen-erdahl
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:45:41.587Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/arlen-erdahl"
name: "Arlen Erdahl"
slug: "arlen-erdahl"
description: "Arlen Ingolf Erdahl was an American farmer and politician from Minnesota. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1963 to 1971, the 18th Minnesota secretary of state from 1971 to 1975, and as a U.S. representative from Minnesota's 1st congressional district for two terms between 1979 and 1983."
tagline: "American politician (1931–2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arlen_Erdahl_2010.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1931-02-27"
deathDate: "2023-09-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.55
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.938049333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Arlen Erdahl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ارلين ارداهل"
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    title: "آرلن ارداهل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Erdahl"
    title: "Arlen Erdahl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Erdahl"
    title: "Arlen Erdahl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Erdahl"
    title: "Arlen Erdahl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlen_Erdahl"
    title: "Arlen Erdahl"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q674930"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump