# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ian-rankin
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:39:19.336Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ian-rankin"
name: "Ian Rankin"
slug: "ian-rankin"
description: "Sir Ian James Rankin is a Scottish crime writer and philanthropist, best known for his Inspector Rebus novels."
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category:
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profileType:
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livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump