# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jon-mcgregor
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:00:47.286Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jon-mcgregor"
name: "Jon McGregor"
slug: "jon-mcgregor"
description: "Jon McGregor is a British novelist and short story writer. In 2002, his first novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize, making him then the youngest-ever contender. His second and fourth novels were longlisted for the Booker Prize in 2006 and 2017 respectively. In 2012, his third novel, Even the Dogs, was awarded the International Dublin Literary Award. The New York Times has labelled him a \"wicked British writer\"."
tagline: "Bermudian writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jon_McGregor%2C_June_2012.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1976"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    url:       "http://www.jonmcgregor.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump