# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jack-hanna
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:25:39.726Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jack-hanna"
name: "Jack Hanna"
slug: "jack-hanna"
description: "Jack Bushnell Hanna is an American retired zookeeper and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. Commonly nicknamed \"Jungle Jack\", he was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation. His various television shows and media appearances, particularly with Johnny Carson, David Letterman, James Corden, Good Morning America, and Maury Povich have made him one of the most notable animal experts in the United States. A 2021 documentary, The Conservation Game, alleged that Hanna participated in the mistreatment and private trade of exotic and endangered animals."
tagline: "American zoologist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JackHannaByPhilKonstantin.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1947-01-02"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           55.38
  momentum:             6.585013731131714
  historical:           9.929896
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0360208/"
    handle:    "nm0360208"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.jackhanna.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/3406065"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83_%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7"
    title: "جاك حنا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%83_%D8%AD%D9%86%D8%A7"
    title: "جاك حنا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hanna"
    title: "Jack Hanna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hanna"
    title: "Jack Hanna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hanna"
    title: "Jack Hanna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hanna"
    title: "Jack Hanna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hanna"
    title: "Jack Hanna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Hanna"
    title: "Jack Hanna"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jack_Hanna"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6112917"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1218613"
    title: "Jack Hanna"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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