# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-gay-q321660
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:27:43.756Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-gay-q321660"
name: "John Gay"
slug: "john-gay-q321660"
description: "John Gay was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera (1728), a ballad opera. The characters, including Captain Macheath and Polly Peachum, became household names."
tagline: "English poet and playwright (1685–1732)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Unknown_man%2C_formerly_known_as_John_Gay.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1685-06-30"
deathDate: "1732-12-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.76
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.71286
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0310774/"
    handle:    "nm0310774"
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    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4t2TRpA2uOdz949duH8l6M"
    handle:    "4t2TRpA2uOdz949duH8l6M"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ಜಾನ್ ಗೇ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "존 게이"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "John Gay"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump