# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-wilkerson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:34:12.294Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/david-wilkerson"
name: "David Wilkerson"
slug: "david-wilkerson"
description: "David Ray Wilkerson was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge and the global missionary organization World Challenge, and founding pastor of the interdenominational Times Square Church in New York City."
tagline: "American pentecostal evangelist (1931–2011)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1931-05-19"
deathDate: "2011-04-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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