# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-e-howard
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:08:22.404Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-e-howard"
name: "Robert E. Howard"
slug: "robert-e-howard"
description: "Robert Ervin Howard was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre."
tagline: "American author (1906–1936)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert_E_Howard_suit.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1906-01-22"
deathDate: "1936-06-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           25.3946
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  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump