# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/lee-child
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:11:43.024Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/lee-child"
name: "Lee Child"
slug: "lee-child"
description: "James Dover Grant, primarily known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British author who writes thriller novels and is best known for his Jack Reacher novel series. The books follow the adventures of a former American military policeman, Jack Reacher, who wanders the United States. His first novel, Killing Floor (1997), won the Anthony Award and the 1998 Barry Award for Best First Novel."
tagline: "British thriller writer (born 1954)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lee_Child%2C_Bouchercon_2010.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1954-10-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  historical:           25.45348
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "leechildreacher"
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/LeeChildOfficial"
    handle:    "LeeChildOfficial"
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    handle:    "nm1676193"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.leechild.com/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump