# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-dern
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:55:22.654Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-dern"
name: "George Dern"
slug: "george-dern"
description: "George Henry Dern was a German American politician, mining man, and businessman. He co-invented the Holt–Dern ore roasting process and was United States Secretary of War from 1933 to his death in 1936. He also served as the sixth governor of Utah for eight years, from 1925 to 1933. Dern was a progressive politician who fought for tax reform, public education, and social welfare. He was the grandfather of actor Bruce Dern and great-grandfather of actress Laura Dern."
tagline: "American politician (1872-1936)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Dern%2C_Bain_bw_photo_portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1872-09-08"
deathDate: "1936-08-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           54.17
  momentum:             5.21683440073193
  historical:           14.899376
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "George Henry Dern"
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    title: "George Dern"
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    title: "George Dern"
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    title: "George Dern"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Dern"
    title: "George Dern"
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    title: "George Dern"
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    title: "Дерн, Джордж"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump