# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kate-pierson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:32:59.286Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kate-pierson"
name: "Kate Pierson"
slug: "kate-pierson"
description: "Catherine Elizabeth Pierson is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52s. She plays guitar, bass, and various keyboard instruments. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a keyboard bass during live shows and on many of the band's recordings, taking on a role usually filled by a bass guitar player, which differentiated the band from their contemporaries. This, along with Pierson's distinctive, wide-ranging singing voice, remains a trademark of the B-52s' unique sound. Pierson has also collaborated with many other artists, including the Ramones, Iggy Pop, and R.E.M.."
tagline: "American singer, lyricist, multi-instrumentalist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kate_Pierson_NYC.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1948-04-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.80712133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "THEKATEPIERSON"
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    handle:    "thekatepierson"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
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    handle:    "katepiersonofficial"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "nm0682779"
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  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.katepierson.com"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Քեյթ Փիրսոն"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kate Pierson"
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    title: "Kate Pierson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kate Pierson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kate Pierson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Kate Pierson"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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