# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-francis-hylan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T09:40:27.678Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-francis-hylan"
name: "John Francis Hylan"
slug: "john-francis-hylan"
description: "John Francis Hylan, also known as \"Red Mike\" Hylan, was the 97th Mayor of New York City, from 1918 to 1925. From rural beginnings in the Catskills, Hylan eventually obtained work in Brooklyn as a laborer on the elevated railroad. During his nine years with the company, he worked his way to engineer, and also studied to earn his high school diploma. He continued by earning a law degree. He practiced law for nine years, and also participated in local Democratic politics."
tagline: "American politician (1868–1936)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/NH_44916_(cropped).jpeg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1868-04-20"
deathDate: "1936-01-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.97
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.103566666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Hylan"
    title: "John Francis Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D9%87%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "جان فرانسیس هیلان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Hylan"
    title: "John Francis Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Hylan"
    title: "John Francis Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Hylan"
    title: "John Francis Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Hylan"
    title: "John Francis Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Franciscus_Hylan"
    title: "Ioannes Franciscus Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hylan"
    title: "John Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Francis_Hylan"
    title: "John Francis Hylan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6233903"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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