# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/georg-hackenschmidt
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:28:28.757Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/georg-hackenschmidt"
name: "Georg Hackenschmidt"
slug: "georg-hackenschmidt"
description: "Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt, known in English-language publications as George Hackenschmidt, was an Estonian strongman, amateur and professional wrestler, writer, and sports philosopher. He is recognized as professional wrestling's first world heavyweight champion."
tagline: "Estonian strongman and professional wrestler (1877–1968)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Georg_Hackenschmidt_ca._1905.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1877-08-01"
deathDate: "1968-02-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump