# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-ashcroft
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:41:46.588Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-ashcroft"
name: "Richard Ashcroft"
slug: "richard-ashcroft"
description: "Richard Paul Ashcroft is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He formed the alternative rock band the Verve in 1990 and served as the sole songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist throughout the band's lifetime. In 2000, Ashcroft embarked on a solo career, releasing six UK top-three solo albums, including Alone with Everybody, Keys to the World and These People."
tagline: "English singer-songwriter"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Richardashcroft.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1971-09-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           24.644088
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     95
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 113000
platforms:
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    handle:    "richardashcroft"
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    handle:    "richardashcroftofficial"
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    title: "რიჩარდ ეშკროფტი"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump