# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-borrow
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:55:42.501Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-borrow"
name: "George Borrow"
slug: "george-borrow"
description: "George Henry Borrow was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. His best-known books are The Bible in Spain and the novels Lavengro and The Romany Rye, set in his time with the English Romanichal (Gypsies)."
tagline: "English author (1803–1881)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Borrow_by_Henry_Wyndham_Phillips.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1803-07-05"
deathDate: "1881-07-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.003819709702063
  historical:           19.60403733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump