# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/phil-lynott
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:40:33.028Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/phil-lynott"
name: "Phil Lynott"
slug: "phil-lynott"
description: "Philip Parris Lynott was an Irish musician who was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter of the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was noted for his distinctive pick-based style on the bass and for his imaginative lyrics, including working-class tales and numerous characters drawn from personal influences and Celtic culture."
tagline: "Irish rock musician (1949–1986)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Phil_Lynott_1974.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1949-08-20"
deathDate: "1986-01-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           58.14
  momentum:             0
  historical:           25.117736
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1098354/"
    handle:    "nm1098354"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/7yVrX2XZQ8eaRiD1ykz0H7"
    handle:    "7yVrX2XZQ8eaRiD1ykz0H7"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "فيل لينوت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Lynott"
    title: "Philip Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Phil Lynott"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Phil_Lynott"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298930"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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