# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jimmy-cliff
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:08:59.491Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jimmy-cliff"
name: "Jimmy Cliff"
slug: "jimmy-cliff"
description: "James Chambers, known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician. He was considered to be one of Jamaica's most celebrated musicians and was credited with helping to popularise reggae music internationally. At the time of his death, he was the 4th reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in the arts and sciences. He was also nominated seven times for the Grammy Awards, winning twice."
tagline: "Jamaican musician (1944–2025)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jimmy_Cliff_-_Festival_du_Bout_du_Monde_2012_-_022_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1944-07-30"
deathDate: "2025-11-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     90
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 444
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump