# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rory-gallagher
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:05:20.174Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rory-gallagher"
name: "Rory Gallagher"
slug: "rory-gallagher"
description: "William Rory Gallagher was an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as \"Ireland's first rock star\", he is known for his virtuosic style of guitar playing and live performances. He has sometimes been referred to as \"the greatest guitarist you've never heard of\"."
tagline: "Irish guitarist (1948–1995)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rory_Gallagher_1982.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1948-03-02"
deathDate: "1995-06-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    title: "Rory Gallagher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rory Gallagher"
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    title: "Rory Gallagher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Rory Gallagher"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump