# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lamarcus-adna-thompson
# Generated: 2026-08-14T13:15:35.107Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lamarcus-adna-thompson"
name: "LaMarcus Adna Thompson"
slug: "lamarcus-adna-thompson"
description: "LaMarcus Adna Thompson was an American inventor and businessman most famous for developing a variety of gravity rides and roller coasters."
tagline: "American businessman (1848–1919)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LaMarcus_Adna_Thompson.gif?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1848-03-08"
deathDate: "1919-05-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             18.77314814814815
  historical:           10.10950666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
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