# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-sklansky
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:27:40.269Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-sklansky"
name: "David Sklansky"
slug: "david-sklansky"
description: "David Bruce Sklansky was an American professional poker player and author. An early writer on poker strategy, he was known for his mathematical approach to the game. His key work The Theory of Poker presents fundamental principles on which much later analysis is based."
tagline: "American professional poker player and author"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DavidSklansky.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1947-12-22"
deathDate: "2026-03-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.109375
  historical:           10.97401333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "David Sklansky"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump