# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/octavia-e-butler
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:19:06.752Z

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name: "Octavia E. Butler"
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description: "Octavia Estelle Butler was an American science fiction and speculative fiction author who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship."
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birthDate: "1947-06-22"
deathDate: "2006-02-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump