# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/buddy-rich
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:25:21.311Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/buddy-rich"
name: "Buddy Rich"
slug: "buddy-rich"
description: "Bernard \"Buddy\" Rich was an American jazz drummer, songwriter, conductor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the most influential drummers of all time."
tagline: "American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Buddy_Rich.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: "1917-09-30"
deathDate: "1987-04-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.16
  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.017196
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/BuddyRich"
    handle:    "BuddyRich"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0723608/"
    handle:    "nm0723608"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "1pVtwG5Up1OZOEpSHJ4AAs"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.buddyrich.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich"
    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich"
    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "באדי ריץ'"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Բադի Ռիչ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "バディ・リッチ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "버디 리치"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich"
    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich"
    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Buddy_Rich"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Buddy Rich"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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