# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fred-kaps
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:05:07.389Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/fred-kaps"
name: "Fred Kaps"
slug: "fred-kaps"
description: "Fred Kaps was a Dutch magician, famous for being the only magician to become FISM Grand Prix world champion three times. He was the creator of numerous original effects including his version of the color-changing silks. Another popular effect he often performed was the long-pour salt trick. Part of the act has Kaps exhibiting facial expressions of great surprise and disbelief, as he tries unsuccessfully to desperately stop the flow."
tagline: "Dutch magician (1926–1980)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fred_Kaps_(1961).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
birthDate: "1926-06-08"
deathDate: "1980-07-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.86
  momentum:             10
  historical:           6.597161333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1920924/"
    handle:    "nm1920924"
sources:
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kaps"
    title: "Fred Kaps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%B3"
    title: "فريد كابس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kaps"
    title: "Fred Kaps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kaps"
    title: "Fred Kaps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kaps"
    title: "Fred Kaps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Kaps"
    title: "Fred Kaps"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%97%E3%82%B9"
    title: "フレッド・カップス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1358519"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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