# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/hank-williams
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:13:49.612Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/hank-williams"
name: "Hank Williams"
slug: "hank-williams"
description: "Hiram \"Hank\" Williams was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An early pioneer of country music, he is regarded as one of the most significant and influential musicians of the 20th century. Williams recorded 55 singles that reached the top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, 5 of which were released posthumously, and 12 of which reached No.1."
tagline: "American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hank_Williams_Promotional_Photo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1923-09-17"
deathDate: "1953-01-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           75.56
  momentum:             0
  historical:           26.409804
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 331000
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0930729/"
    handle:    "nm0930729"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.hankwilliams.com/"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCItZ684XgwPYsb3Gt7FdKxw"
    handle:    "@hankwilliamsmusics"
    followers: 331000
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "هانك ويليامز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هانك ويليامز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هنک ویلیامز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "هنک ویلیامز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams"
    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams"
    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams"
    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams"
    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams"
    title: "Hank Williams"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hank_Williams"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hank_Williams"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/906bddec-bc73-49f8-ac1e-eaee691c6cf9"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206181"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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