# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/duncan-hamilton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:54:16.859Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/duncan-hamilton"
name: "Duncan Hamilton"
slug: "duncan-hamilton"
description: "James Duncan Hamilton was a British racing driver. He was known for his colourful and extroverted personality. After fighting in the Second World War, he took up motorsport. Although adept in single-seaters, he was more successful in sportscars, winning the 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans, two Coupe de Paris events, and the 12 heures internationals Reims race in 1956. He retired in 1958 and ran a garage in Bagshot, Surrey for many years. He died of lung cancer in 1994."
tagline: "British racecar driver (1920-1994)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a4/Duncan_Hamilton_%28racing_driver%29_resize.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "1920-04-30"
deathDate: "1994-05-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.2
  momentum:             15
  historical:           14.060048
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "دونكان هاميلتون"
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    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
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    title: "Duncan Hamilton (Rennfahrer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hamilton_(racing_driver)"
    title: "Duncan Hamilton (racing driver)"
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  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hamilton"
    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hamilton"
    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hamilton"
    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hamilton"
    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hamilton"
    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hamilton"
    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Duncan Hamilton"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump