# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jack-mcdevitt
# Generated: 2026-08-12T21:50:06.550Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jack-mcdevitt"
name: "Jack McDevitt"
slug: "jack-mcdevitt"
description: "Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books concern either galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath or superluminal space pilot Priscilla \"Hutch\" Hutchins. McDevitt has received numerous nominations for Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards. Seeker won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel."
tagline: "American science fiction author (born 1935)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jack-McDevitt1.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1935-04-14"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.269012
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.jackmcdevitt.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump