# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sheldon-van-der-linde
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:37:06.591Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sheldon-van-der-linde"
name: "Sheldon van der Linde"
slug: "sheldon-van-der-linde"
description: "Sheldon van der Linde is a South African motor racing driver currently employed by BMW as a factory driver. He has been competing in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters since 2019, winning his maiden title in 2022. He is the younger brother of South African / German racing driver Kelvin van der Linde."
tagline: "South African motor racing driver"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sheldon_van_der_Linde_2022.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
birthDate: "1999-05-13"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           50.93
  momentum:             4.487179487179487
  historical:           11.83334133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/sheldonvdlinde"
    handle:    "sheldonvdlinde"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/sheldonvanderlinde/"
    handle:    "sheldonvanderlinde"
sources:
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    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "شيلدون فان دير ليند"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AF%D8%B1_%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%87"
    title: "شلدون ون در لینده"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87"
    title: "シェルドン・ヴァン・デル・リンデ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_van_der_Linde"
    title: "Sheldon van der Linde"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%9B%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B5%2C_%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Ван дер Линде, Шелдон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61534279"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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