# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hamilton-smith
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:53:57.080Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/hamilton-smith"
name: "Hamilton Smith"
slug: "hamilton-smith"
description: "Hamilton Othanel Smith was an American microbiologist and Nobel laureate."
tagline: "American microbiologist (1931–2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hamilton_Smith%2C_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1931-08-23"
deathDate: "2025-10-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump