# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ron-mael
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:48:03.786Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ron-mael"
name: "Ron Mael"
slug: "ron-mael"
description: "Ronald David Mael is an American musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is the keyboardist and principal songwriter in the pop and rock duo Sparks, which he founded with lead vocalist, occasional songwriter and younger brother Russell Mael in 1971. Mael is known for his quirky and idiosyncratic approach to songwriting, his intricate and rhythmic keyboard playing style and for his deadpan and low key, scowling demeanour onstage often remaining motionless over his keyboard in sharp contrast to Russell's animated and hyperactive frontman antics. Ron Mael is also noted for his conservative clothes and distinctive moustache. The Mael brothers are the founders of Lil' Beethoven Records."
tagline: "American musician and co-founder of the band Sparks"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/FFS_(Franz_Ferdinand_%26_Sparks)_%40_Albert_Hall%2C_Manchester_25-8-2015_(20285490753).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1945-08-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           56.57
  momentum:             24.15278853601859
  historical:           11.44544933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0535391/"
    handle:    "nm0535391"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/133319"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84"
    title: "ران میل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mael"
    title: "Ron Mael"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mael"
    title: "Ron Mael"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84"
    title: "ران میل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mael"
    title: "Ron Mael"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mael"
    title: "Ron Mael"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB"
    title: "ロン・メイル"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mael"
    title: "Ron Mael"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mael"
    title: "Ron Mael"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%8D%D0%B9%D0%BB%2C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Мэйл, Рон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/66280221-4f4f-442d-91e3-1f622e8b7713"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q727174"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/960067"
    title: "Ron Mael"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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