# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/persi-diaconis
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:44:11.795Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/persi-diaconis"
name: "Persi Diaconis"
slug: "persi-diaconis"
description: "Persi Warren Diaconis is an American mathematician of Greek descent and former professional magician. He is the Mary V. Sunseri Professor of Statistics and Mathematics at Stanford University."
tagline: "American mathematician"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1945-01-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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