# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-of-fordun
# Generated: 2026-08-15T13:59:21.102Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-of-fordun"
name: "John of Fordun"
slug: "john-of-fordun"
description: "John of Fordun was a Scottish chronicler. It is generally stated that he was born at Fordoun, Mearns. It is certain that he was a secular priest, and that he composed his history in the latter part of the 14th century. It is probable that he was a chaplain in St Machar's Cathedral of Aberdeen."
tagline: "14th century Scottish historian"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1301"
deathDate: "1384"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.16
  momentum:             5.104212860310421
  historical:           10.08794266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pl.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_z_Fordun"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "جون فوردون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_de_Fordun"
    title: "Joan de Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fordun"
    title: "John Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_Fordun"
    title: "John of Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johano_de_Fordun"
    title: "Johano de Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_Fordun"
    title: "Juan de Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_de_Fordun"
    title: "Jean de Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_di_Fordun"
    title: "Giovanni di Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_av_Fordun"
    title: "John av Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_de_Fordun"
    title: "João de Fordun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D0%BE%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD_%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Иоанн Фордунский"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335413"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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