# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-buford
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:16:57.164Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-buford"
name: "John Buford"
slug: "john-buford"
description: "John Buford Jr. was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. Buford is best known for his actions in the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, by identifying Cemetery Hill and Cemetery Ridge as high ground that would be crucial in the impending battle, and by placing vedettes to the west and north that delayed the enemy long enough for the Union Army to arrive."
tagline: "Union Army General (1826-1863)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Buford.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1826-03-04"
deathDate: "1863-12-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.88
  momentum:             0
  historical:           16.11051066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump