# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-ellefson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:21:31.484Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-ellefson"
name: "David Ellefson"
slug: "david-ellefson"
description: "David Warren Ellefson is an American musician, best known for his long tenure as the bassist and backing vocalist for heavy metal band Megadeth across two stints."
tagline: "American bass guitarist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/David_Ellefson_(cropped2).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1964-11-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.33165333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "ellefsondavid"
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    handle:    "davidellefsonbass"
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    handle:    "davidellefson"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "nm0253970"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.davidellefson.com"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "ديڤيد اليفسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "David Ellefson"
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    title: "David Ellefson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "David Ellefson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "デイヴィッド・エレフソン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "데이비드 엘렙슨"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "David Ellefson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "David Ellefson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Dave Ellefson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ellefson"
    title: "David Ellefson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "David Ellefson"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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