# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/matthew-axelson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:00:22.908Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/matthew-axelson"
name: "Matthew Axelson"
slug: "matthew-axelson"
description: "Matthew Gene \"Axe\" Axelson was an enlisted United States Navy SEAL who was awarded the U.S. Navy's second highest decoration, the Navy Cross and the Purple Heart, for his actions during the War in Afghanistan. Serving as a sniper in the operation, Axelson was killed in action during the firefight phase of Operation Red Wings."
tagline: "Petty Officer 2nd Class, US Navy SEAL"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Matthew_G._Axelson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1976-06-25"
deathDate: "2005-06-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.72
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.048184
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ماثيو أكسيليسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%8A%D9%88_%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "ماتثيو اكسيلسون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Axelson"
    title: "Matthew Axelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Axelson"
    title: "Matthew Axelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Axelson"
    title: "Matthew Axelson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3299665"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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