# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dick-gregory
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:57:43.626Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dick-gregory"
name: "Dick Gregory"
slug: "dick-gregory"
description: "Richard Claxton Gregory was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his \"no-holds-barred\" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and racism in the United States. In 1961 he became a staple in the comedy clubs, appeared on television, and released comedy record albums."
tagline: "American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur (1932–2017)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dick_Gregory_2015.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
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category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1932-10-12"
deathDate: "2017-08-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
  category: 246
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump