# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cal-ripken-jr
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:09:24.119Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/cal-ripken-jr"
name: "Cal Ripken Jr."
slug: "cal-ripken-jr"
description: "Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., nicknamed \"the Iron Man\", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman who played his entire 21-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles (1981–2001). One of his position's most productive offensive players, Ripken compiled 3,184 hits, 431 home runs, 1,695 runs batted in, and won two Gold Glove Awards for his defense during his career. He was a 19-time All-Star and was twice named American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP), in 1983 and 1991."
tagline: "American retired baseball player (born 1960)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CalRipkenJrHWOFJune2013.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1960-08-24"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "calripkenjr"
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/CalRipkenJr"
    handle:    "CalRipkenJr"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump