# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-j-kavelaars
# Generated: 2026-09-01T03:34:56.126Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-j-kavelaars"
name: "John J. Kavelaars"
slug: "john-j-kavelaars"
description: "J-John Kavelaars, better known as JJ Kavelaars, is a Canadian astronomer who was part of a team that discovered several moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. He is also a discoverer of minor planets and an investigator on the extended New Horizons mission, having aided in the discovery of 486958 Arrokoth."
tagline: "Born 1966; Canadian astronomer"
gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1966"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump