# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sima-tan
# Generated: 2026-08-31T16:43:15.635Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sima-tan"
name: "Sima Tan"
slug: "sima-tan"
description: "Sima Tan was a Chinese astrologist, astronomer, and historian during the Western Han dynasty. His work Records of the Grand Historian was completed by his son Sima Qian, who is considered the founder of Chinese historiography."
tagline: "Chinese astrologer and historian (c. 165–110 BCE)"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "-165"
deathDate: "-110"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.76
  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.57772133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sima Tan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sima Tan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "사마담 (전한)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sima Tan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sima Tan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sima Tan"
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    title: "Sima Tan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sima Tan"
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  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C6%B0_M%C3%A3_%C4%90%C3%A0m_(s%E1%BB%AD_gia)"
    title: "Tư Mã Đàm (sử gia)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump