# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/isaac-shelby
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:59:47.150Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/isaac-shelby"
name: "Isaac Shelby"
slug: "isaac-shelby"
description: "Isaac Shelby was an American politician and military officer who was the first and fifth governor of Kentucky and served in the state legislatures of Virginia and North Carolina. He also fought in Lord Dunmore's War, the American Revolutionary War, and the War of 1812. While governor, he led the Kentucky militia in the Battle of the Thames, an action that was rewarded with a Congressional Gold Medal. Counties in nine states, and several cities and military bases, have been named in his honor. His fondness for John Dickinson's \"The Liberty Song\" is believed to be the reason Kentucky adopted the state motto \"United we stand, divided we fall\"."
tagline: "American politician (1750-1826)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Isaac_shelby.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1750-12-11"
deathDate: "1826-07-18"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.91
  momentum:             3.046511627906976
  historical:           14.341372
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "艾萨克·谢尔比"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ісак Шэлбі"
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    title: "Isaac Shelby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Shelby"
    title: "Isaac Shelby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Shelby"
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    title: "אייזק שלבי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "アイザック・シェルビー"
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    title: "Isaac Shelby"
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    title: "Isaac Shelby"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Isaac Shelby"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump