# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-jefferson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:08:35.533Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-jefferson"
name: "Joseph Jefferson"
slug: "joseph-jefferson"
description: "Joseph Jefferson III, often known as Joe Jefferson, was an American actor. He was the third actor of this name in a family of actors and managers, and one of the most famous 19th century American comedians. Beginning as a young child, he continued as a performer for most of his 76 years. Jefferson was particularly well known for his adaptation and portrayal of Rip Van Winkle on the stage, reprising the role in several silent film adaptations. After 1865, he created no other major role and toured with this play for decades."
tagline: "American actor and painter (1829–1905)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_Jefferson_-_Brady-Handy.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1829-02-20"
deathDate: "1905-04-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.3
  momentum:             0.5263157894736843
  historical:           10.10309866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0420198/"
    handle:    "nm0420198"
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%81_%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86"
    title: "جوزف جیفرسن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86_(%D9%85%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%A7)"
    title: "چوزيف جيفرسون (ممثل افلام من امريكا)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%84%D1%84%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%B7%D0%B5%D1%84"
    title: "Джефферсон, Джозеф"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jefferson"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3185137"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1120789"
    title: "Joseph Jefferson"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump