# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/teddy-tetzlaff
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:42:11.345Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/teddy-tetzlaff"
name: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
slug: "teddy-tetzlaff"
description: "Theodore Herbert Tetzlaff was an American racing driver active in the formative years of auto racing. He competed in the first four Indianapolis 500s, with a highest finish of second in 1912. He earned the nickname \"Terrible Teddy\" due to his rough treatment of his vehicles. His wide-open throttle racing style would variously win a race, blow up his engine or cause him to crash. As auto racing strategies evolved from the early \"go as fast as you can and see if you can stay on the track,\" Tetzlaff's success in the sport waned."
tagline: "American racing driver (1883-1929)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Teddy_Tetzlaff_(1883%E2%80%931929).png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1883-02-05"
deathDate: "1929-12-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           39.73
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.673866666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856593/"
    handle:    "nm0856593"
sources:
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Tetzlaff"
    title: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81"
    title: "تيدى تيتزلاف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Tetzlaff"
    title: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Tetzlaff"
    title: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%81"
    title: "تدی تتزلاف"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Tetzlaff"
    title: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Tetzlaff"
    title: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Tetzlaff"
    title: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2399919"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1310035"
    title: "Teddy Tetzlaff"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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