# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jan-de-rooy
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:04:08.686Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jan-de-rooy"
name: "Jan de Rooy"
slug: "jan-de-rooy"
description: "Johannes \"Jan\" de Rooy was a Dutch rally raid driver who specialised in the truck category with DAF vehicles. He was mainly known for his participation in the Dakar Rally and won it in 1987. He also won the 2009 edition of Africa Eco Race."
tagline: "Dutch rally driver (1943–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JanDeRooy1979.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
birthDate: "1943-02-19"
deathDate: "2024-01-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.96
  momentum:             3
  historical:           8.102666666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Jan de Rooy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy"
    title: "Jan de Rooy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy"
    title: "Jan de Rooy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy"
    title: "Jan de Rooy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy"
    title: "Jan de Rooy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy_(rallykoereur)"
    title: "Jan de Rooy (rallykoereur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy"
    title: "Jan de Rooy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy"
    title: "Jan de Rooy"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Rooy_(rallycoureur)"
    title: "Jan de Rooy (rallycoureur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727289"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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