# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-macgregor
# Generated: 2026-08-12T17:36:12.624Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-macgregor"
name: "John MacGregor"
slug: "john-macgregor"
description: "John MacGregor, nicknamed Rob Roy after a renowned relative, was an English explorer, travel writer and philanthropist. He is generally credited with the development of the first sailing canoes and with popularising canoeing as a sport in Europe and the United States. He founded the British Royal Canoe Club (RCC) in 1866 becoming its first Captain and also founded American Canoe Association in 1880."
tagline: "British canoeist (1825-1892)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Captured_on_the_Jordan_by_Arabs_of_Hooleh._ii_001.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1825-01-24"
deathDate: "1892-07-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.74
  momentum:             7.411764705882354
  historical:           8.079842666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BA%D2%90%D1%80%D0%B5%D2%91%D0%BE%D1%80"
    title: "Джон МакҐреґор"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%BA%D9%88%D8%B1"
    title: "جون ماكغريغور"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B1_(%D9%81%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86)"
    title: "جون ماكجريجور (فنان)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_MacGregor"
    title: "John MacGregor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_MacGregor_(sportsman)"
    title: "John MacGregor (sportsman)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_MacGregor_(explorateur)"
    title: "John MacGregor (explorateur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A8"
    title: "ג'ון מקגרגור"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_MacGregor"
    title: "John MacGregor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_MacGregor_(uppt%C3%A4cktsresande)"
    title: "John MacGregor (upptäcktsresande)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175690"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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