# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/roger-mcguinn
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:19:08.260Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/roger-mcguinn"
name: "Roger McGuinn"
slug: "roger-mcguinn"
description: "James Roger McGuinn is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 as a member of the band. As a solo artist, he has released 10 albums and collaborated with, among others, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Chris Hillman. The Rickenbacker 12-string guitar is his signature instrument."
tagline: "American musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roger_McGuinn_1976.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1942-07-13"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0570118"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://mcguinn.com/"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump