# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ruth-reese
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:11:22.662Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ruth-reese"
name: "Ruth Reese"
slug: "ruth-reese"
description: "Ruth Reese was an African American-Norwegian singer, writer and civil rights activist. She was one of the first prominent black singers in Norway and was actively involved in the international fight against racism. Over several decades, she contributed significantly to the understanding of African American history and music in Norway."
tagline: "American-Norwegian singer, poet, and civil rights activist (1921–1990)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ruth_Reese_(1959).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1921-03-10"
deathDate: "1990-10-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           36.74
  momentum:             0.1020408163265306
  historical:           5.936897333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/5801666"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AB_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "روث ريس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Reese"
    title: "Ruth Reese"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Reese"
    title: "Ruth Reese"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Reese"
    title: "Ruth Reese"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Reese"
    title: "Ruth Reese"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/10608487-2abf-453e-a702-562c4d8a4d9f"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30005117"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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