# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/barney-frank
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:39:04.830Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/barney-frank"
name: "Barney Frank"
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description: "Barney Frank was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011 and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act, the primary legislative response to the 2007–2008 financial crisis. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, was considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States during his time in Congress."
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birthDate: "1940-03-31"
deathDate: "2026-05-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump