# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-prine
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:53:23.235Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-prine"
name: "John Prine"
slug: "john-prine"
description: "John Edward Prine was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, often with elements of social commentary and satire, as well as sweet songs and melancholy ballads. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death."
tagline: "American singer-songwriter (1946-2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Prine_by_Ron_Baker.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1946-10-10"
deathDate: "2020-04-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           73.58
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.61017733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 301000
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/JohnPrine"
    handle:    "JohnPrine"
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    handle:    "john_prine"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
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  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/JohnPrineMusic"
    handle:    "JohnPrineMusic"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "@johnprine"
    followers: 301000
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "John Prine"
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    title: "John Prine"
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    title: "John Prine"
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    title: "John Prine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "John Prine"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "جان پرائن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump