# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/craig-russell-q1138661
# Generated: 2026-08-15T14:01:32.996Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/craig-russell-q1138661"
name: "Craig Russell"
slug: "craig-russell-q1138661"
description: "Craig Russell, also known by the pseudonym Christopher Galt, is a Scottish novelist, short story writer and author of The Devil Aspect. His Hamburg-set thriller series featuring detective Jan Fabel has been translated into 23 languages. Russell speaks fluent German and has a special interest in post-war German history. His books, particularly The Devil Aspect and the Fabel series, tend to include historical or mythological themes."
tagline: "British writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Craig_Russell_Photo2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1956"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           48.27
  momentum:             4.097496706192359
  historical:           9.43852
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3793605/"
    handle:    "nm3793605"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.craigrussell.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%BA_%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84"
    title: "كرايغ راسل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B3_%D0%A0%D1%8A%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB"
    title: "Крейг Ръсел"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Russell_(Autor)"
    title: "Craig Russell (Autor)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Russell_(British_author)"
    title: "Craig Russell (British author)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Russell"
    title: "Craig Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Russell_(%C3%A9crivain)"
    title: "Craig Russell (écrivain)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Russell"
    title: "Craig Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Russell"
    title: "Craig Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Russell"
    title: "Craig Russell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikiquote.org/wiki/Kreyq_Russell"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1138661"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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