# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-boyton
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:56:30.323Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paul-boyton"
name: "Paul Boyton"
slug: "paul-boyton"
description: "Paul Boyton, known as the Fearless Frogman, was a showman and adventurer some credit as having spurred worldwide interest in water sports as a hobby, particularly open-water swimming. Boyton is best known for his water stunts that captivated the world, including crossing the English Channel in a novel rubber suit that functioned similarly to a kayak. As the founder of Sea Lion Park in 1895, Boyton is also known as the originator of the first modern amusement park—a permanent, fenced-in enclosure charging admission at the gate."
tagline: "American stunt performer (1848–1924)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paul_Boyton_(photo).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1848-06-29"
deathDate: "1924-04-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.52
  momentum:             0.5487804878048781
  historical:           5.024984
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boyton"
    title: "Paul Boyton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boyton"
    title: "Paul Boyton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "پائول بایتون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boyton"
    title: "Paul Boyton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Boyton"
    title: "Paul Boyton"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3370727"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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