# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/nikki-giovanni
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:20:48.438Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/nikki-giovanni"
name: "Nikki Giovanni"
slug: "nikki-giovanni"
description: "Yolande Cornelia \"Nikki\" Giovanni Jr. was an American poet, writer, commentator, activist and educator. One of the world's best-known African-American poets, her work includes poetry anthologies, poetry recordings, and nonfiction essays, and covers topics ranging from race and social issues to children's literature. She won numerous awards, including the Langston Hughes Medal and the NAACP Image Award. She was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for her poetry album, The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. Additionally, she was named as one of Oprah Winfrey's 25 \"Living Legends\". Giovanni was a member of The Wintergreen Women Writers Collective."
tagline: "American poet, writer and activist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nikki_Giovanni_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1943-06-07"
deathDate: "2024-12-09"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.83969333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump