# Paul Coates

> William Paul Coates is an American publisher, printer and community activist. In 1978, he founded the Black Classic Press (BCP), devoted to publishing works significant to people of African descent, particularly previously out-of-print books. He also established the printing company BCP Digital Printing in 1995. He is the father of author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates.

*Publisher*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/paul-coates

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1946-07-04
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 44.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Paul Coates (publisher)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Coates_(publisher))
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111145663)

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