# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dizzy-gillespie
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:11:37.810Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dizzy-gillespie"
name: "Dizzy Gillespie"
slug: "dizzy-gillespie"
description: "John Birks \"Dizzy\" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of early bebop styles. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality have made him an enduring icon."
tagline: "American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait_of_Dizzy_Gillespie%2C_Famous_Door%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._June_1946_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1917-10-21"
deathDate: "1993-01-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           63.09
  momentum:             0.6310862599736131
  historical:           25.018348
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0318926"
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    url:       "http://www.dizzygillespie.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump