# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-eagleman
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:57:37.164Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-eagleman"
name: "David Eagleman"
slug: "david-eagleman"
description: "David Eagleman is an American neuroscientist, bestselling author, and science communicator. He teaches neuroscience at Stanford University and has founded several neurotech startups. He directs the non-profit Center for Science and Law, which seeks to align the legal system with modern neuroscience. He is known for his work on brain plasticity, time perception, synesthesia, and neurolaw."
tagline: "American neuroscientist and author"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David_Eagleman_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1971-04-25"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump