# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/minnie-riperton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T17:14:20.204Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/minnie-riperton"
name: "Minnie Riperton"
slug: "minnie-riperton"
description: "Minnie Julia Riperton was an American soul singer and songwriter best known for her 1974 single \"Lovin' You\", her five-octave vocal range, and her use of the whistle register."
tagline: "American singer (1947–1979)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Minnie_Riperton_1977.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1947-11-08"
deathDate: "1979-07-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.42685333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0727986"
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    handle:    "2i1IdHG5w0wiSmJGoqAGlj"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.minnieriperton.com"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "미니 리퍼턴"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Мини Рипертон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Minnie Riperton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Minnie Riperton"
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    title: "Minnie Riperton"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump