# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bobby-byrd
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:40:39.113Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/bobby-byrd"
name: "Bobby Byrd"
slug: "bobby-byrd"
description: "Bobby Howard Byrd was an American rhythm and blues, soul and funk singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, bandleader, pianist and talent dedicated. He played a part in the development of soul and funk music in association with James Brown."
tagline: "American R&B/soul singer, songwriter, bandleader, talent scout, record producer, and musician (1934–2007)"
image: "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/9wRzhHUsOP7Uz4MdNIoSt8vfduo.jpg"
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: "1934-08-15"
deathDate: "2007-09-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.93
  momentum:             3.152709359605911
  historical:           13.41208133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1501068/"
    handle:    "nm1501068"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "بوبي بيرد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%89_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AF"
    title: "بوبى بيرد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "بابی برد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AF"
    title: "بابی برد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh_yue.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Byrd"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ed3af6a3-1db0-48e3-bb39-2730b22cf8d9"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q888487"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1931881"
    title: "Bobby Byrd"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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