# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/barbara-sher
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:49:28.721Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/barbara-sher"
name: "Barbara Sher"
slug: "barbara-sher"
description: "Barbara Sher was a speaker, career/lifestyle coach, and author. Her books sold millions of copies and were translated into many languages. She appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, 60 Minutes, CNN, and Good Morning America and her public television specials aired regularly in the United States. Sher lectured at universities, Fortune 100 companies and professional conferences all over the world."
tagline: "American writer (1935-2020)"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1935-08-14"
deathDate: "2020-05-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           59.37
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.556661333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 14200
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/BarbaraSher"
    handle:    "BarbaraSher"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraSherAuthor"
    handle:    "BarbaraSherAuthor"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.barbarasher.com"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7GrSUXCB6pceMDBifS_Bew"
    handle:    "@writespeaker"
    followers: 14200
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80"
    title: "Барбара Шер"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "بربارة شير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Sher"
    title: "Barbara Sher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Sher"
    title: "Barbara Sher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Sher"
    title: "Barbara Sher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Sher"
    title: "Barbara Sher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%91%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0"
    title: "Шер, Барбара"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q807640"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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