# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ken-viljoen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:49:10.364Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ken-viljoen"
name: "Ken Viljoen"
slug: "ken-viljoen"
description: "Kenneth George Viljoen was a South African cricketer who played in 27 Test matches from 1930–31 to 1948–49. Making his Test debut in 1930, he played his first and last Tests against England. He was later a manager of post–World War II South African teams. He was born in Windsorton, Cape Province, and died in Krugersdorp, Transvaal."
tagline: "South African cricketer (1910-1974)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ken_Viljoen_1935.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1910-05-14"
deathDate: "1974-01-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           35.18
  momentum:             13.27272727272727
  historical:           4.868034666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Ken Viljoen"
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    title: "كين ڤيلچوين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "কেন ভিলজোয়েন"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "کین ولجوین"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A8"
    title: "केन विल्योएन"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "கென் வில்ஜான்"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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