# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gorgeous-george
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:56:21.246Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gorgeous-george"
name: "Gorgeous George"
slug: "gorgeous-george"
description: "George Raymond Wagner, known by his ring name Gorgeous George, was an American professional wrestler. In the United States, during the \"First Golden Age\" of professional wrestling (1940s–1950s), Gorgeous George was one of the biggest stars of the sport, gaining media attention for his outrageous character, which was described as flamboyant and charismatic. He was a major national celebrity at his peak, and was a pioneer of early entertainment television. He was posthumously inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2002 and the WWE Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2010."
tagline: "American professional wrestler (1915–1963)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gorgeous_George_wrestler_circa_1940s.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1915-03-24"
deathDate: "1963-12-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.79
  momentum:             0
  historical:           14.507152
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313439/"
    handle:    "nm0313439"
sources:
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    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جورج فاغنر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جورج فاجنر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جۆرجێکی نایاب"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Γκόρτζεους Τζορτζ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George"
    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George"
    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George"
    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George"
    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ゴージャス・ジョージ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "George Wagner"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George"
    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgeous_George"
    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Великолепный Джордж"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "กอร์เจิส จอร์จ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1463968"
    title: "Gorgeous George"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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