# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/louis-zamperini
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:49:53.397Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/louis-zamperini"
name: "Louis Zamperini"
slug: "louis-zamperini"
description: "Louis Silvie Zamperini was an American World War II veteran, Olympic distance runner, and Christian evangelist. He began running in high school and qualified for the United States in the 5,000 m event at the 1936 Summer Olympics, where he finished eighth and set a new lap record."
tagline: "Italian-American middle distance runner and World War II veteran"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Louis_Zamperini_at_announcement_of_2015_Tournament_of_Roses_Grand_Marshal.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1917-01-26"
deathDate: "2014-07-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump