# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jimmy-buffett
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:00:27.206Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jimmy-buffett"
name: "Jimmy Buffett"
slug: "jimmy-buffett"
description: "James William Buffett was an American singer-songwriter, author, and businessperson. He was known for his tropical music sound blending country, rock, folk, calypso, and his persona, which often portrayed a lifestyle described as \"island escapism.\" It promoted enjoying life and following passions. Buffett recorded many hit songs, including those known as \"The Big 8\": \"Margaritaville\" (1977), which is ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of \"Songs of the Century\"; \"Come Monday\" (1974); \"Fins\" (1979); \"Volcano\" (1979); \"A Pirate Looks at Forty\" (1974); \"Cheeseburger in Paradise\" (1978); \"Why Don't We Get Drunk\" (1973); and \"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes\" (1977). His other popular songs include \"Son of a Son of a Sailor\" (1978), \"One Particular Harbour\" (1983), and \"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere\" with Alan Jackson (2003). Buffett formed the Coral Reefer Band in 1975."
tagline: "American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
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birthDate: "1946-12-25"
deathDate: "2023-09-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 100000
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump