# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ed-crane
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:59:55.278Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ed-crane"
name: "Ed Crane"
slug: "ed-crane"
description: "Edward Harrison Crane was an American libertarian activist who co-founded the Cato Institute, serving as the organization's president until October 2012."
tagline: "American libertarian activist"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c5/Ed_Ctane%2C_politician.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1944-08-15"
deathDate: "2026-02-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.04
  momentum:             15
  historical:           4.60774
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86_(%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A)"
    title: "إد كرين (سياسي)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86_(%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%89_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7)"
    title: "اد كرين (سياسى من امريكا)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_H._Crane"
    title: "Edward H. Crane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Crane_(executive)"
    title: "Ed Crane (executive)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Crane"
    title: "Ed Crane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5334704"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump