# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ken-owens
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:16:27.255Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ken-owens"
name: "Ken Owens"
slug: "ken-owens"
description: "Kenneth James Owens is a former Welsh rugby union player who played as a hooker for the Scarlets and Wales. He made his debut for the Scarlets in 2006, taking over from Matthew Rees as their first-choice hooker upon Rees' departure for the Cardiff Blues in 2013. He also served as backup to Rees, among others, for Wales following his debut against Namibia at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In 2016, he took over as Wales' first-choice hooker, and in January 2023, following almost a year out with a back injury, he was named as captain for the 2023 Six Nations Championship."
tagline: "Welsh rugby union player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ken_Owens._Wales_Grand_Slam_Celebration%2C_Senedd_19_March_2012.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Footballers"
  slug: "footballers"
profileType:
  name: "Football / Soccer Player"
  slug: "footballer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857"
birthDate: "1987-01-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           46.24
  momentum:             4.705882352941176
  historical:           9.61818
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/kenowens1088"
    handle:    "kenowens1088"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/kenowens1088/"
    handle:    "kenowens1088"
sources:
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    title: "肯·歐文斯"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Owens"
    title: "Ken Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B2"
    title: "كين أوينز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Owens"
    title: "Ken Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Owens"
    title: "Ken Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Owens"
    title: "Ken Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Owens"
    title: "Ken Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Owens"
    title: "Ken Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Owens"
    title: "Ken Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA"
    title: "ケン・オーウェンズ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%9E%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81"
    title: "Кен Овенс"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3195079"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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