# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-william-balfe
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:24:27.846Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-william-balfe"
name: "Michael William Balfe"
slug: "michael-william-balfe"
description: "Michael William Balfe was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially The Bohemian Girl."
tagline: "Irish composer (1808–1870)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Michael_William_Balfe_-_Atelier_Nadar.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1808-05-15"
deathDate: "1870-10-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.76749733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0050145"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Балф, Майкл"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump