# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/horatio-alger
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:00:35.756Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/horatio-alger"
name: "Horatio Alger"
slug: "horatio-alger"
description: "Horatio Alger Jr. was an American author who wrote young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to middle-class security and comfort through good works. His writings were characterized by the \"rags-to-riches\" narrative, which had a formative effect on the United States from 1868 through to his death in 1899."
tagline: "American novelist (1832–1899)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1832-01-13"
deathDate: "1899-07-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump