# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nigel-gresley
# Generated: 2026-08-12T16:17:59.094Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nigel-gresley"
name: "Nigel Gresley"
slug: "nigel-gresley"
description: "Sir Herbert Nigel Gresley was a British railway engineer. He was one of Britain's most famous steam locomotive engineers, who rose to become Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). He was the designer of some of the most famous steam locomotives in Britain, including the LNER Class A1 and LNER Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific engines. An A1 Pacific, Flying Scotsman, was the first steam locomotive officially recorded over 100 mph in passenger service, and an A4, No. 4468 Mallard, still holds the record for being the fastest steam locomotive in the world (126 mph)."
tagline: "British engineer (1876–1941)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Herbert_Nigel_Gresley_(1876%E2%80%931941).png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
birthDate: "1876-06-19"
deathDate: "1941-04-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             16.4175488964651
  historical:           9.829068
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Nigel Gresley"
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    title: "Nigel Gresley"
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    title: "Nigel Gresley"
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    title: "ナイジェル・グレズリー"
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    title: "Nigel Gresley"
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    title: "Грезли, Найджел"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump