# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/mel-gaynor
# Generated: 2026-08-15T10:24:24.675Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/mel-gaynor"
name: "Mel Gaynor"
slug: "mel-gaynor"
description: "Mel George Gaynor is a British drummer, singer and recording artist, best known as the longtime drummer for the rock band Simple Minds."
tagline: "British drummer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mel_Gaynor_Simple_Minds_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1959-05-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           50.41
  momentum:             2.944696264499787
  historical:           9.34724
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2204573/"
    handle:    "nm2204573"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.mel-gaynor.com"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/240105"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1"
    title: "ميل جاينور"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gaynor"
    title: "Mel Gaynor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gaynor"
    title: "Mel Gaynor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gaynor"
    title: "Mel Gaynor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC"
    title: "メル・ゲイナー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gaynor"
    title: "Mel Gaynor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gaynor"
    title: "Mel Gaynor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Gaynor"
    title: "Mel Gaynor"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ce80f6f7-0ee2-43db-a4ae-c586bc681ea1"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1918890"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1896913"
    title: "Mel Gaynor"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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