# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gary-bettman
# Generated: 2026-09-03T11:26:05.666Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gary-bettman"
name: "Gary Bettman"
slug: "gary-bettman"
description: "Gary Bruce Bettman is an American sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettman was a senior vice president and general counsel to the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bettman is a graduate of Cornell University and New York University School of Law. Bettman was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2018."
tagline: "American commissioner of the NHL"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1952-06-02"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 136
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump