# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johnny-rutherford
# Generated: 2026-08-13T04:37:59.487Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/johnny-rutherford"
name: "Johnny Rutherford"
slug: "johnny-rutherford"
description: "John Sherman Rutherford III, also known as \"Lone Star JR\", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 314 starts. He became one of six drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 at least three times, winning in 1974, 1976, and 1980. He also won the CART championship in 1980."
tagline: "American racecar driver"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JohnnyRutherford.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1938-03-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.17
  momentum:             1.69811320754717
  historical:           10.94392266666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
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    title: "جوني روذرفورد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rutherford"
    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rutherford"
    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ジョニー・ラザフォード"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rutherford"
    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rutherford"
    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
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  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Rutherford"
    title: "Johnny Rutherford"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q980888"
    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump