# Simon Haley

> Simon Alexander Haley was a professor of agriculture and father of writer Alex Haley. He was born in Savannah, Tennessee, to farmer Alexander "Alec" Haley and his wife Queen (Davy) Haley. Both his parents were enslaved from birth, and white owners apparently fathered both. Simon attended Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, at age 15.

*Agriculture professor (1892-1973)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/simon-haley

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1892-03-08
- **Died:** 1973-08-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 1.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 10.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 29.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Simon Haley](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Haley)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7518900)

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