# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/goodwin-knight
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:33:45.205Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/goodwin-knight"
name: "Goodwin Knight"
slug: "goodwin-knight"
description: "Goodwin Jess \"Goodie\" Knight was an American politician and judge who served as the 31st governor of California from 1953 to 1959. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 35th lieutenant governor of California from 1947 to 1953 under Governor Earl Warren."
tagline: "31st Governor of California (1896–1970)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Goodwin_J._Knight%2C_31st_Governor_of_California_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1896-12-09"
deathDate: "1970-05-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15.2054488610987
  historical:           12.08226
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Goodwin Knight"
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    title: "قودوین نایت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Knight"
    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Knight"
    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "گودوین نایت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Knight"
    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Knight"
    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwin_Knight"
    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Goodwin Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Goodwin Knight"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump