# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gordon-richards
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:51:47.385Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gordon-richards"
name: "Gordon Richards"
slug: "gordon-richards"
description: "Sir Gordon Richards was an English jockey who was the champion jockey 26 times. He is often considered one of the world's greatest jockeys. He remains the only flat jockey to have received a knighthood."
tagline: "British jockey (1904–1986)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bust_of_Sir_Gordon_Richards_-_geograph.org.uk_-_539498.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "1904-05-05"
deathDate: "1986-11-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.22
  momentum:             1.819371727748691
  historical:           5.032508
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Richards_(jockey)"
    title: "Gordon Richards (jockey)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Richards"
    title: "Gordon Richards"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Richards"
    title: "Gordon Richards"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA"
    title: "ゴードン・リチャーズ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Richards"
    title: "Gordon Richards"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3773506"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump