# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jean-knight
# Generated: 2026-08-13T17:06:59.749Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jean-knight"
name: "Jean Knight"
slug: "jean-knight"
description: "Jean Audrey Knight was an American R&B and soul singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Launching her professional career in the mid-1960s, Knight was best known for her 1971 hit single \"Mr. Big Stuff\", released by Stax Records."
tagline: "American singer (1943-2023)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jean_Knight_1971_press_photo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1943-01-26"
deathDate: "2023-11-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.25
  momentum:             0.9695173581710415
  historical:           11.293276
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1430752/"
    handle:    "nm1430752"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tk0pWxTuQgnE5nsUexrLr"
    handle:    "2Tk0pWxTuQgnE5nsUexrLr"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.1jeanknight.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/101088"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "جين نايت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA"
    title: "جان ونايت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88"
    title: "ジーン・ナイト"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Knight"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a8d9623-4d6c-4b7c-8dc5-5d5319ab8a20"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6170954"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1426461"
    title: "Jean Knight"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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