# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/brian-patten
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:39:35.622Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/brian-patten"
name: "Brian Patten"
slug: "brian-patten"
description: "Brian Patten was an English poet and author. He came to prominence in the 1960s as one of the Liverpool poets, and wrote primarily lyrical poetry about human relationships. His famous works included Little Johnny's Confession, The Irrelevant Song, Vanishing Trick, Emma's Doll, and Impossible Parents."
tagline: "English poet"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brian_Patten%2C_Hammersmith%2C_May_2018.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1946-02-07"
deathDate: "2025-09-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.32
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.82664
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1661178/"
    handle:    "nm1661178"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://brianpatten.co.uk"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1058932"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%86"
    title: "برايان باتن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%86"
    title: "برايان باتن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Patten"
    title: "Brian Patten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Patten"
    title: "Brian Patten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Patten"
    title: "Brian Patten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/520cfeda-deeb-4e3b-9353-810a87204ec0"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q912893"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1714358"
    title: "Brian Patten"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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