# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ian-johnson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:35:50.765Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ian-johnson"
name: "Ian Johnson"
slug: "ian-johnson"
description: "Ian William Geddes Johnson, was an Australian cricketer who played 45 Test matches as a slow off-break bowler between 1946 and 1956. Johnson captured 109 Test wickets at an average of 29.19 runs per wicket and as a capable lower order batsman made 1,000 runs at an average of 18.51 runs per dismissal. He captained the Australian team in 17 Tests, winning seven and losing five, with a further five drawn. Despite this record, he is better known as the captain who lost consecutive Ashes series against England. Urbane, well-spoken and popular with his opponents and the public, he was seen by his teammates as a disciplinarian and his natural optimism was often seen as naive."
tagline: "Australian cricketer (1917-1998)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ian_Johnson_1954-12-31.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "AU"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1917-12-08"
deathDate: "1998-10-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.608208
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump