# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/harold-w-handley
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:11:25.979Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/harold-w-handley"
name: "Harold W. Handley"
slug: "harold-w-handley"
description: "Harold Willis Handley was the 40th governor of Indiana from 1957 to 1961. A veteran of World War II, and furniture salesman by trade, Handley began his political career as a state senator. Thanks to his longtime friendship with state party leader and United States Senator William E. Jenner, he was able to secure the nomination to run for lieutenant governor in 1952, during which time he opposed many of the actions of Governor George N. Craig. His popularity rose among the conservative leadership of the Indiana Republican Party and aided him in winning the nomination and subsequent election as governor in 1956."
tagline: "American politician (1909-1972)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Harold_W._Handley_(Indiana_Governor)_2.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1909-11-27"
deathDate: "1972-08-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.64
  momentum:             3.076923076923077
  historical:           5.674622666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Harold W. Handley"
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    title: "هارولد دبليو. هاندلي"
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    title: "هارولد دبلیو. هاندلی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_W._Handley"
    title: "Harold W. Handley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_W._Handley"
    title: "Harold W. Handley"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%93_%D7%94%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%9C%D7%99"
    title: "הרולד הנדלי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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