# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/erling-persson
# Generated: 2026-09-04T22:02:19.689Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/erling-persson"
name: "Erling Persson"
slug: "erling-persson"
description: "Erling Persson was the founder of H&M. He got the idea following a post-World War II trip to the United States: he was impressed by the country's efficient, high-volume stores."
tagline: "Swedish businessman (1917–2002)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Sweden"
  isoCode: "SE"
category:
  name: "Business Professionals"
  slug: "business-professionals"
profileType:
  name: "Business Professional"
  slug: "business-professional"
birthDate: "1917-01-21"
deathDate: "2002-10-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.28
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.180822666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "إرلينغ بيرسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erling_Persson"
    title: "Erling Persson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3544628"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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