# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joan-targ
# Generated: 2026-08-31T16:43:28.141Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joan-targ"
name: "Joan Targ"
slug: "joan-targ"
description: "Joan Fischer Targ was an American educator who was an early proponent of computer literacy and initiated peer tutoring programs for students of all ages."
tagline: "American educator"
gender: "female"
birthDate: "1937-07-08"
deathDate: "1998-06-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.5
  momentum:             4.08
  historical:           2.239384
  currentAttention:     22.66666666666666
  sourceConfidence:     15
  profileCompleteness:  21
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Targ"
    title: "Joan Targ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Targ"
    title: "Joan Targ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6205487"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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