# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacob-javits
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:46:25.151Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacob-javits"
name: "Jacob Javits"
slug: "jacob-javits"
description: "Jacob Koppel Javits was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of New York. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1954 and a member of the United States Senate from 1957 to 1981. He also served as Attorney General of New York from 1955 to 1957. Generally considered a liberal Republican, he was often at odds with his own party. A supporter of labor unions, the Great Society, and the civil rights movement, he played a key role in the passing of civil rights legislation. An opponent of the Vietnam War, he drafted the War Powers Resolution in 1973."
tagline: "American politician (1904-1986)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacob_Javits_portrait.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1904-05-18"
deathDate: "1986-03-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.04292266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump