# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ian-curtis
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:47:43.626Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ian-curtis"
name: "Ian Curtis"
slug: "ian-curtis"
description: "Ian Kevin Curtis was an English singer, songwriter and musician. He was the lead vocalist, songwriter, and occasional guitarist of the band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums Unknown Pleasures (1979) and Closer (1980)."
tagline: "British musician (1956–1980)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Ian_Curtis_Joy_Division_1979.jpg"
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category:
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birthDate: "1956-07-15"
deathDate: "1980-05-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
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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