# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shoaib-akhtar
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:55:40.640Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shoaib-akhtar"
name: "Shoaib Akhtar"
slug: "shoaib-akhtar"
description: "Shoaib Akhtar is a Pakistani former international cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the \"Rawalpindi Express\", he is the fastest bowler in cricketing history. Akhtar made his Test match debut in November 1997 as an opening fast bowler and played his first One Day International three months later. Post-retirement, he began a YouTube career by starting his own channel, where he gives reviews on International and league matches and Pakistani cricket."
tagline: "Pakistani cricketer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shoaib_Akhtar_cropped.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1975-08-13"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             20.44017316162586
  historical:           15.02924933333333
  currentAttention:     30
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 250
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump