# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/clarence-avant
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:47:04.317Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/clarence-avant"
name: "Clarence Avant"
slug: "clarence-avant"
description: "Clarence Alexander Avant was a prominent American music executive, businessman and film producer. Widely recognized as \"The Black Godfather\", Avant's career was characterized by his advocacy for equitable treatment and compensation for African American artists in the entertainment industry. His efforts were acknowledged with his 2021 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame."
tagline: "American music executive, entrepreneur, and film producer (1931–2023)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/Clarence-Avant-The-Black-Godfather_resize.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: "1931-02-25"
deathDate: "2023-08-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.99
  momentum:             15.65661047027507
  historical:           11.81618
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0042782/"
    handle:    "nm0042782"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "كلارنس أفانت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "كلارنس افانت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Clarence Avant"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Avant"
    title: "Clarence Avant"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کلارنس آوانت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Avant"
    title: "Clarence Avant"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Avant"
    title: "Clarence Avant"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Avant"
    title: "Clarence Avant"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Avant"
    title: "Clarence Avant"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA"
    title: "جیکولین اوونت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%8B%E6%8B%89%E4%BC%A6%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E8%89%BE%E4%B8%87%E7%89%B9"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f3b9d7fb-a0ae-4b5a-8042-e52e192cd7b3"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2975545"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1413203"
    title: "Clarence Avant"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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