# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rube-ferns
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:24:11.803Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rube-ferns"
name: "Rube Ferns"
slug: "rube-ferns"
description: "Rube Ferns was an American boxer of the early 20th century. Nicknamed \"The Kansas Rube\", he held the World Welterweight Championship in 1900 and 1901. He was formidable and scrappy with a good punch."
tagline: "American boxer (1873-1952)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JamesFerns.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1873-10-30"
deathDate: "1952-06-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.06
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.669690666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rube_Ferns"
    title: "James Rube Ferns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Ferns"
    title: "Rube Ferns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Ferns"
    title: "Rube Ferns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rube_Ferns"
    title: "James Rube Ferns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Ferns"
    title: "Rube Ferns"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA"
    title: "ジム・ファーンズ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q973730"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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