# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bo-diddley
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:50:06.111Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bo-diddley"
name: "Bo Diddley"
slug: "bo-diddley"
description: "Ellas Otha Bates, known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, George Thorogood, Syd Barrett, Tom Petty, and the Clash."
tagline: "American guitarist (1928–2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bo_Diddley_(1957_publicity_portrait).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1928-12-30"
deathDate: "2008-06-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           56.95
  momentum:             0.4567868200756852
  historical:           24.584816
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/bodiddley"
    handle:    "bodiddley"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/therealbodiddley/"
    handle:    "therealbodiddley"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/BoDiddleyOfficial"
    handle:    "BoDiddleyOfficial"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0225775/"
    handle:    "nm0225775"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bmixwMZXlkl2sbIbOfviq"
    handle:    "2bmixwMZXlkl2sbIbOfviq"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.bodiddley.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%8A"
    title: "بو ديدلي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%84%D9%89"
    title: "بو ديدلى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE_%D0%94%D0%B7%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%BB%D1%96"
    title: "Бо Дзідлі"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE_%D0%94%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BB%D0%B8"
    title: "Бо Дидли"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%AF%D9%84%DB%8C"
    title: "بو دیدلی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%91%D7%95_%D7%93%D7%99%D7%93%D7%9C%D7%99"
    title: "בו דידלי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Bo Diddley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC"
    title: "ボ・ディドリー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://pt.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bo_Diddley"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bf659d74-0b61-488c-8a7d-594f43bed9e0"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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