# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/major-owens
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:36:36.498Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/major-owens"
name: "Major Owens"
slug: "major-owens"
description: "Major Robert Odell Owens was an American politician and librarian who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing the New York's 11th and then 12th congressional district. He was first elected to succeed Representative Shirley Chisholm. Owens shepherded the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 through the House. He retired at the end of his term in January 2007 and was succeeded by Yvette Clarke."
tagline: "American politician (1936-2013)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Major_Owens.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1936-06-28"
deathDate: "2013-10-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           47.83
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.421713333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     59.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1813389/"
    handle:    "nm1813389"
sources:
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    title: "Major Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ميجر أوينز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ميجر اوينز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ماجور اوونز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Owens"
    title: "Major Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Owens"
    title: "Major Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Owens"
    title: "Major Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Owens"
    title: "Major Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Owens"
    title: "Major Owens"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://vo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Owens"
    title: "Major Owens"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2152423"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump