# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/neil-oliver
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:37:53.096Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/neil-oliver"
name: "Neil Oliver"
slug: "neil-oliver"
description: "Neil Oliver is a Scottish television presenter and author. He has presented several documentary series on archaeology and history, including A History of Scotland, Vikings and Coast. He is also an author of popular history books and historical fiction."
tagline: "Scottish television presenter, freelance archaeologist, conservationist, and author"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Neil_Oliver_at_Windsor_Quay_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1967-02-21"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.61
  momentum:             0.6466233570025685
  historical:           7.053692
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/thecoastguy"
    handle:    "thecoastguy"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/neiloliverloveletter/"
    handle:    "neiloliverloveletter"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2306639/"
    handle:    "nm2306639"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.neiloliver.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://ts.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Oliver"
    title: "Neil Oliver"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Oliver"
    title: "Neil Oliver"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1_(%D9%85%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AE)"
    title: "نيل أوليفر (مؤرخ)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B1"
    title: "نيل اوليفر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Oliver"
    title: "Neil Oliver"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Oliver"
    title: "Neil Oliver"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Oliver"
    title: "Neil Oliver"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Oliver"
    title: "Neil Oliver"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1216223"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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