# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/fred-patten
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:42:42.148Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/fred-patten"
name: "Fred Patten"
slug: "fred-patten"
description: "Frederick Walter Patten was an American writer and historian known for his work in the science fiction, fantasy, anime, manga, and furry fandoms, where he gained great distinction through a substantial contribution to both print and online books, magazines, and other media."
tagline: "American animation historian"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Fred_Patten.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1940-12-11"
deathDate: "2018-11-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.45
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.950109333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1046405/"
    handle:    "nm1046405"
sources:
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d03217ec-f92e-4ffb-b727-15313ff60e1b"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%86"
    title: "فرد باتن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%86"
    title: "فرد باتن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BD"
    title: "Φρεντ Πάττεν"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Patten"
    title: "Fred Patten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Patten"
    title: "Fred Patten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Patten"
    title: "Fred Patten"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5496045"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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