# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rufus-wainwright
# Generated: 2026-09-01T06:38:45.540Z

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name: "Rufus Wainwright"
slug: "rufus-wainwright"
description: "Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded eleven studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set Shakespeare's sonnets to music for a theatre piece by Robert Wilson."
tagline: "American-Canadian singer-songwriter and composer"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1973-07-22"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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totalFollowers: 142000
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump