# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/russell-targ
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:46:11.701Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/russell-targ"
name: "Russell Targ"
slug: "russell-targ"
description: "Russell Targ is an American physicist, parapsychologist, and author."
tagline: "American physicist and parapsychologist"
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country:
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birthDate: "1934-04-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump