# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erich-kunzel
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:39:11.200Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erich-kunzel"
name: "Erich Kunzel"
slug: "erich-kunzel"
description: "Erich Kunzel Jr. was an American orchestra conductor. Called the \"Prince of Pops\" by the Chicago Tribune, he performed with a number of leading pops and symphony orchestras, and led the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (CPO) for 32 years."
tagline: "American orchestra conductor; conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (1935–2009)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erich_Kunzel%2C_2006_National_Medal_of_Arts_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1935-03-21"
deathDate: "2009-09-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.772921180931746
  historical:           15.10007466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1334620/"
    handle:    "nm1334620"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/6a9IGvEOlro1FRZmeEH48Z"
    handle:    "6a9IGvEOlro1FRZmeEH48Z"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.erichkunzel.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Erich Kunzel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kunzel"
    title: "Erich Kunzel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kunzel"
    title: "Erich Kunzel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kunzel"
    title: "Erich Kunzel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kunzel"
    title: "Erich Kunzel"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kunzel"
    title: "Erich Kunzel"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kunzel"
    title: "Erich Kunzel"
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  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Kunzel"
    title: "Erich Kunzel"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Erich Kunzel"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump