# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/cornel-west
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:51:19.570Z

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name: "Cornel West"
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description: "Cornel Ronald West is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. A socialist, West draws intellectual contributions from multiple traditions, including Christianity, the black church, democratic socialism, left-wing populism, neopragmatism, and transcendentalism."
tagline: "American philosopher, political activist and writer (born 1953)"
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birthDate: "1953-06-02"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill