# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/benny-leonard
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:21:10.555Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/benny-leonard"
name: "Benny Leonard"
slug: "benny-leonard"
description: "Benny Leonard was an American professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1932. He held the world lightweight title from 1917 to 1925, making him the longest-reigning champion in the division's history. He is widely regarded not only as one of the greatest lightweights ever, but also as one of the sport's all-time greats."
tagline: "American boxer (1896-1947)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Benny_Leonard_%26_Annette_Kellerman_-_Jan_28_1922_NPG.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1896-04-07"
deathDate: "1947-04-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.05
  momentum:             0.3667481662591686
  historical:           13.79809733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502573/"
    handle:    "nm0502573"
sources:
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "بينى ليونارد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Leonard"
    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Leonard"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Leonard"
    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "בני לאונרד"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ベニー・レナード"
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  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Leonard"
    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Leonard"
    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Леонард, Бенни"
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    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q818066"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1463106"
    title: "Benny Leonard"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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