# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/j-william-middendorf-ii
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:28:23.740Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/j-william-middendorf-ii"
name: "J. William Middendorf II"
slug: "j-william-middendorf-ii"
description: "John William Middendorf II was an American diplomat who was the 62nd Secretary of the Navy from 1974 to 1977 and the United States Ambassador to the European Communities from 1985 to 1987. He wrote books and articles on politics, security, and history."
tagline: "American diplomat"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_William_Middendorf_(1969).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1924-09-22"
deathDate: "2025-10-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "J. William Middendorf"
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    title: "J. William Middendorf"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump