# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/george-payne-rainsford-james
# Generated: 2026-08-15T22:16:32.984Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/george-payne-rainsford-james"
name: "George Payne Rainsford James"
slug: "george-payne-rainsford-james"
description: "George Payne Rainsford James, was an English novelist and historical writer, the son of a physician in London. He was for many years British Consul at various places in the United States and on the Continent. He held the honorary office of British Historiographer Royal during the last years of William IV's reign."
tagline: "English novelist and historical writer (1799–1860)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/George_Payne_Rainsford_James_-_Brady-Handy.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1799-08-09"
deathDate: "1860-06-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.18
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.209
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಪೇನ್ ರೇನ್ಸ್ಫರ್ಡ್ ಜೇಮ್ಸ್"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump