# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-ogilvy
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:49:13.933Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/david-ogilvy"
name: "David Ogilvy"
slug: "david-ogilvy"
description: "David Mackenzie Ogilvy was a British advertising tycoon and founder of Ogilvy & Mather. Trained at the Gallup research organisation, he created highly successful advertising campaigns for brands such as Rolls-Royce, Dove soap, and Hathaway shirts, which he attributed to meticulous research into consumer habits. His advertising career has led him to be known as the \"Father of Advertising.\""
tagline: "British advertising executive (1911-1999)"
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1911-06-23"
deathDate: "1999-07-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump