# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-simon
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:28:38.962Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-simon"
name: "David Simon"
slug: "david-simon"
description: "David Judah Simon is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–2008)."
tagline: "American author, journalist, and television writer and producer"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1960-02-09"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump