# Karen Zerby

> Karen Elva Zerby is the former leader of The Family International, a cult founded by her former husband David Berg as the “Children of God”, proven in court to have promoted and enacted sexual abuse of adults and children, including prostitution as a means of proselytizing. She is also referred to by her followers as Maria, “Mama” Maria, Maria David, Maria Fontaine, and “Queen” Maria.

*Cult leader*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/karen-zerby

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1946-07-31
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.2 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.8 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 1.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 35.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q717309)

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