# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gary-gygax
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:04:22.179Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/gary-gygax"
name: "Gary Gygax"
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description: "Ernest Gary Gygax was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson."
tagline: "American game designer and author (1938–2008)"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1938-07-27"
deathDate: "2008-03-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump