# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-viola
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:59:50.725Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-viola"
name: "Bill Viola"
slug: "bill-viola"
description: "William John Viola Jr. was an American video artist whose artistic expression depended upon electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. His works focus on the ideas behind fundamental human experiences such as birth, death, and aspects of consciousness."
tagline: "American video and installation artist (1951–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BillViola.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1951-01-25"
deathDate: "2024-07-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0899169"
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    url:       "https://www.billviola.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump