# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kirkpatrick-macmillan
# Generated: 2026-08-12T19:46:43.158Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kirkpatrick-macmillan"
name: "Kirkpatrick Macmillan"
slug: "kirkpatrick-macmillan"
description: "Kirkpatrick Macmillan was a Scottish blacksmith. Though there is no direct, corroborating evidence, he is generally credited with inventing the treadle bicycle."
tagline: "Scottish inventor of the bicycle (1812–1878)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Macmillan_1839.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1812-09-02"
deathDate: "1878-01-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump