# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-rasmussen
# Generated: 2026-08-20T21:48:36.886Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-rasmussen"
name: "Bill Rasmussen"
slug: "bill-rasmussen"
description: "William F. Rasmussen was an American sports director who co-founded sports network ESPN with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN was founded on July 14, 1978, with Rasmussen as the first president and CEO, and launched on September 7, 1979."
tagline: "American sports director (1932–2026)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/Bill_Rasmussen.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Business Professionals"
  slug: "business-professionals"
profileType:
  name: "Business Professional"
  slug: "business-professional"
birthDate: "1932-10-15"
deathDate: "2026-08-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.37
  momentum:             25
  historical:           6.534048
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Bill_ESPN"
    handle:    "Bill_ESPN"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2903327"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Rasmussen"
    title: "Bill Rasmussen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "بيل راسموسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86"
    title: "بيل راسموسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%84_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%86"
    title: "بیل راسموسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Rasmussen"
    title: "Bill Rasmussen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Discovered via Wikipedia top-views