# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joshua-humphreys
# Generated: 2026-08-14T11:48:21.941Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joshua-humphreys"
name: "Joshua Humphreys"
slug: "joshua-humphreys"
description: "Joshua Humphreys was an American shipwright. He was the constructor of the original six frigates of the United States Navy and is known as the \"Father of the American Navy\". Humphreys was born in Ardmore, Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, where he lived his entire life. He was the son of Joshua Humphreys and Sarah Williams, grandson of Daniel Humphreys and Hannah Wynne. He was a nephew of Charles Humphreys, a leading Pennsylvania Patriot. His home, Pont Reading, is still a private residence."
tagline: "American shipbuilder"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Preparation_for_War_to_defend_Commerce_Birch%27s_Views_Plate_29.jpg/330px-Preparation_for_War_to_defend_Commerce_Birch%27s_Views_Plate_29.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1751-06-17"
deathDate: "1838-01-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.09
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.688230666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Joshua Humphreys"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%A7_%D9%87%D9%85%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B2"
    title: "جوشوا همفريز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Humphreys"
    title: "Joshua Humphreys"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Humphreys"
    title: "Joshua Humphreys"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Humphreys"
    title: "Joshua Humphreys"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Humphreys"
    title: "Joshua Humphreys"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263318"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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