# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-michael-white
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:36:11.247Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-michael-white"
name: "Robert Michael White"
slug: "robert-michael-white"
description: "Robert Michael White was an American electrical engineer, test pilot, fighter pilot, and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA. As an engineer, he supervised the design and development of several modern military aircraft."
tagline: "American officer, astronaut, engineer and test pilot (1924–2010)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert_M._White.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1924-07-06"
deathDate: "2010-03-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.02
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.828008
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "روبرت مايكل وايت"
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    title: "روبرت مايكل وايت"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Робърт Уайт"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "رابرت مایکل وایت"
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  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Michael_White"
    title: "Robert Michael White"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Michael_White"
    title: "Robert Michael White"
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  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Michael_White"
    title: "Robert Michael White"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_White_(pilot)"
    title: "Robert White (pilot)"
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    title: "Robert Michael White"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Уайт, Роберт Майкл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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