# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/soichiro-honda
# Generated: 2026-09-01T03:34:30.091Z

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description: "He started in a wooden shack bolting small engines to bicycles and died presiding over one of the world's largest automakers — a mechanical tinkerer who refused to stay small."
tagline: "Japanese engineer and industrialist"
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birthDate: "1906-11-17"
deathDate: "1991-08-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Soichiro Honda was a Japanese engineer born on 17 November 1906. In 1948 he established Honda Motor Co., Ltd., setting up operations in a wooden shack where the company first manufactured bicycle motors. Over the following decades he steered the firm's expansion into motorcycles and then automobiles, transforming it into a multinational manufacturer. He remained at the helm through that long climb, overseeing the company until his death on 5 August 1991.