# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/russell-hoban
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:53:44.556Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/russell-hoban"
name: "Russell Hoban"
slug: "russell-hoban"
description: "Russell Conwell Hoban was an American writer. His works span many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magical realism, poetry, and children's books.\nHe lived in London from 1969 until his death."
tagline: "American expatriate writer and illustrator (1925-2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Russell-hoban-guardian-interview-by-richard-cooper-221110.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1925-02-04"
deathDate: "2011-12-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump