# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-blow
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:12:54.295Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-blow"
name: "John Blow"
slug: "john-blow"
description: "John Blow was an English composer and organist of the Baroque period. Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in late 1668, his pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage composition, Venus and Adonis, is thought to have influenced Henry Purcell's later opera Dido and Aeneas. In 1687, he became choirmaster at St Paul's Cathedral, where many of his pieces were performed. In 1699 he was appointed to the newly created post of Composer to the Chapel Royal."
tagline: "English composer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Blow_1687.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1649"
deathDate: "1708-10-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.70867866666667
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump