# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/howlin-wolf
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:32:04.526Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/howlin-wolf"
name: "Howlin' Wolf"
slug: "howlin-wolf"
description: "Chester Arthur Burnett, better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic Delta blues into electric Chicago blues, and over a four-decade career, recorded blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and psychedelic rock. He is regarded as one of the most influential blues musicians ever."
tagline: "American blues musician (1910–1976)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Howlin_Wolf_AABF_1970_JT.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1910-06-10"
deathDate: "1976-01-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  historical:           24.534668
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  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump