# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/daniel-johnston
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:11:07.490Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/daniel-johnston"
name: "Daniel Johnston"
slug: "daniel-johnston"
description: "Daniel Dale Johnston was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded alone in his home, and his music was frequently cited for its \"pure\" and \"childlike\" qualities."
tagline: "American musician (1961–2019)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Daniel_Johnston_and_British_Sea_Power_(6935765808)_(cropped).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: "1961-01-22"
deathDate: "2019-09-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           59.99
  momentum:             6.594538128637518
  historical:           24.09609733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1895845/"
    handle:    "nm1895845"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.hihowareyou.com"
sources:
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Johnston"
    title: "Daniel Johnston"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Johnston"
    title: "Daniel Johnston"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Daniel Johnston"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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