# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/frank-hornby
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:35:52.934Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/frank-hornby"
name: "Frank Hornby"
slug: "frank-hornby"
description: "Frank Hornby was an English inventor, businessman and politician. He was a visionary in toy development and manufacture, and although he had no formal engineering training, he was responsible for the invention and production of three of the most popular lines of toys based on engineering principles in the 20th century: Meccano, Hornby Model Railways and Dinky Toys. He also founded the British toy company Meccano Ltd in 1908, and launched a monthly publication, Meccano Magazine in 1916."
tagline: "English toy inventor, businessman and politician (1863-1936)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1863-05-15"
deathDate: "1936-09-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.78
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.49870666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Frank Hornby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Frank Hornby"
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    title: "Frank Hornby"
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    title: "Frank Hornby"
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  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Hornby"
    title: "Frank Hornby"
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    title: "فرانک هورنبای"
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    title: "Frank Hornby"
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    title: "Frank Hornby"
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    title: "Frank Hornby"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump