# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johnny-griffin
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:16:38.403Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/johnny-griffin"
name: "Johnny Griffin"
slug: "johnny-griffin"
description: "John Arnold Griffin III was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed \"the Little Giant\" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin began his career in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of his death. A pioneering figure in hard bop, Griffin recorded prolifically as a bandleader in addition to stints with the pianist Thelonious Monk and the drummer Art Blakey, in partnership with his fellow tenor Eddie \"Lockjaw\" Davis, and as a member of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band after he moved to Europe in the 1960s. In 1995, Griffin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music."
tagline: "American musician (1928–2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Johnny_Griffin_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1928-04-23"
deathDate: "2008-07-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           18.877328
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341256/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump