# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/maxwell-maltz
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:17:11.349Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/maxwell-maltz"
name: "Maxwell Maltz"
slug: "maxwell-maltz"
description: "Maxwell Maltz was an American cosmetic surgeon and the author of Psycho-Cybernetics (1960), which was a system of ideas that he claimed could improve one's self-image leading to a more successful and fulfilling life. He wrote several books, among which Psycho-Cybernetics was a long-time bestseller — influencing many subsequent self-help teachers. His orientation towards a system of ideas that would provide self-help is considered the forerunner of the now popular self-help books."
tagline: "American plastic surgeon, self-help author (1899 - 1975)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "doctors"
profileType:
  name: "Doctor"
  slug: "doctor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1889-03-10"
deathDate: "1975-04-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.83863333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump