# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/henry-cowell
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:28:31.454Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/henry-cowell"
name: "Henry Cowell"
slug: "henry-cowell"
description: "Henry Dixon Cowell was an American composer, writer, pianist, publisher, and music teacher. Earning a reputation as an extremely controversial performer and eccentric composer, Cowell became a leading figure of American avant-garde music for the first half of the 20th century. His writings and music served as a great influence on composers such as Lou Harrison, George Antheil, and John Cage. He is considered one of the most important and influential composers from the United States."
tagline: "American composer, music theorist, pianist, teacher, publisher, and impresario (1897-1965)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Henry_Cowell_portrait_NYPL_4002097_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1897-03-11"
deathDate: "1965-12-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.01
  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.22265466666667
  currentAttention:     17.56
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump