# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kerry-king
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:35:13.891Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kerry-king"
name: "Kerry King"
slug: "kerry-king"
description: "Kerry Ray King is an American musician, best known for being the co-lead guitarist and songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer. He co-founded the band with Jeff Hanneman in 1981 and is one of two members to stay with the band for its 45-year existence, along with Tom Araya. King is also currently a solo artist, with his debut album From Hell I Rise released in May 2024."
tagline: "American guitarist (born 1964)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ursynalia_2012%2C_Slayer%2C_Kerry_King_01.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
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: "1964-06-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.879508922921149
  historical:           24.413688
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1324954/"
    handle:    "nm1324954"
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    url:       "https://kerrykingofficial.com"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "케리 킹"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Kerijs Kings"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump