# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jean-nidetch
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:54:35.446Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jean-nidetch"
name: "Jean Nidetch"
slug: "jean-nidetch"
description: "Jean Evelyn Nidetch  was an American businessperson and the founder of Weight Watchers."
tagline: "Founder of the Weight Watchers organization (1923–2015)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jean_Nidetch%2C_founder_of_Weight_Watchers.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Business Professionals"
  slug: "business-professionals"
profileType:
  name: "Business Professional"
  slug: "business-professional"
birthDate: "1923-10-12"
deathDate: "2015-04-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.43
  momentum:             15
  historical:           6.824948
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1518647"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nidetch"
    title: "Jean Nidetch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nidetch"
    title: "Jean Nidetch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nidetch"
    title: "Jean Nidetch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nidetch"
    title: "Jean Nidetch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nidetch"
    title: "Jean Nidetch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Nidetch"
    title: "Jean Nidetch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD_%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%87"
    title: "Джин Нідеч"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3851338"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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