# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sir-george-downing-1st-baronet
# Generated: 2026-08-15T14:44:17.681Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sir-george-downing-1st-baronet"
name: "Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet"
slug: "sir-george-downing-1st-baronet"
description: "Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet was an Anglo-Irish statesman and diplomat who held office first under the Commonwealth of England, then Charles II. As Teller of the Exchequer, he carried out major reforms in public finance, including securing passage of the Navigation Acts, intended to protect English maritime commerce, especially from the Dutch Republic. He played a significant role in acquiring New York City from the Dutch in 1665. Two New York streets are named after him, one in Greenwich Village and one in Brooklyn, as well as Downing Street, London."
tagline: "Anglo-Irish preacher, soldier, statesman and diplomat (1623-1684)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SirGeorgeDowning.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1623"
deathDate: "1684"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           50.18
  momentum:             15
  historical:           9.212893333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "第一代從男爵喬治·唐寧爵士"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syr_George_Downing%2C_Barwnig_1af"
    title: "Syr George Downing, Barwnig 1af"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Downing"
    title: "George Downing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Downing%2C_1st_Baronet"
    title: "Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Downing"
    title: "George Downing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Downing_(1er_baronnet)"
    title: "George Downing (1er baronnet)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Downing"
    title: "Sir George Downing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Downing"
    title: "George Downing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Downing"
    title: "George Downing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%2C_1-%D0%B9_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82"
    title: "Даунинг, Джордж, 1-й баронет"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1335492"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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