# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nate-ruess
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:04:09.972Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nate-ruess"
name: "Nate Ruess"
slug: "nate-ruess"
description: "Nathaniel Joseph Ruess is an American singer and songwriter. He formed the indie rock band The Format in 2002, and later went on to form the band fun. in 2008."
tagline: "American singer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruess_at_Radio_Interview.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
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: "1982-02-26"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           24.74336133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 144000
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/nateruess"
    handle:    "nateruess"
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/nateruessmusic"
    handle:    "nateruessmusic"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/nateruess/"
    handle:    "nateruess"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://nateruess.com/"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2534605/"
    handle:    "nm2534605"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "1qUjOF5fzrpoNycD36b2jZ"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC998LTkh2STH-pKIndHcqbQ"
    handle:    "@nateruessmusic"
    followers: 144000
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "نايت رويس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "نايت رويس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "نیت روس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "נייט רוס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Նեյթ Ռյուս"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ネイト・ルイス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "네이트 루스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Ruess"
    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Ruess"
    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Ruess"
    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Ruess"
    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nate_Ruess"
    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Рюсс, Нейт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/931154"
    title: "Nate Ruess"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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