# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-parenti
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:15:19.389Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-parenti"
name: "Michael Parenti"
slug: "michael-parenti"
description: "Michael John Parenti was an American political scientist, academic historian and cultural critic who wrote on scholarly and popular subjects. He taught at universities and also ran for political office. Parenti was well known for his Marxist writings and lectures, and was an intellectual of the American Left."
tagline: "American academic (1933–2026)"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1933-09-30"
deathDate: "2026-01-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump