# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bob-cowell
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:12:08.846Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bob-cowell"
name: "Bob Cowell"
slug: "bob-cowell"
description: "Robert Elmer Cowell was an American competition swimmer, who competed for the U.S. Naval Academy, a 1948 Olympic silver medalist in the 100-meter backstroke, a 1948 world record holder in the 100-yard backstroke, and a U.S. Navy officer. Cowell served as a U.S. Navy flyer in the Korean conflict."
tagline: "American swimmer, Olympic silver medalist, U.S. Navy officer (1924-1960)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/CowellRobertSwimmer.png"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1924-06-12"
deathDate: "1960-01-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           37.54
  momentum:             2.307692307692307
  historical:           9.401836
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B1_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB_(%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%86%D1%8C)"
    title: "Боб Кавелл (плавець)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A8_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "بوب كويل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cowell"
    title: "Robert Cowell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cowell"
    title: "Robert Cowell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cowell_(swimmer)"
    title: "Bob Cowell (swimmer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cowell"
    title: "Bob Cowell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%88%D9%84_(%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%DA%AF%D8%B1)"
    title: "باب کوول (شناگر)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cowell"
    title: "Robert Cowell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cowell"
    title: "Robert Cowell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cowell"
    title: "Robert Cowell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Cowell"
    title: "Bob Cowell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4932151"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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