# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-william-atkinson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:52:46.390Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-william-atkinson"
name: "John William Atkinson"
slug: "john-william-atkinson"
description: "John William Atkinson, also known as Jack Atkinson, was an American psychologist who pioneered the scientific study of human motivation, achievement and behavior. He was a World War II veteran, teacher, scholar, and long term member of the University of Michigan community."
tagline: "American psychology professor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JohnWilliamAtkinson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1923-12-31"
deathDate: "2003-10-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.1855287569573284
  historical:           7.619764
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "John William Atkinson"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump