# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/terry-bisson
# Generated: 2026-08-12T17:37:00.370Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/terry-bisson"
name: "Terry Bisson"
slug: "terry-bisson"
description: "Terry Ballantine Bisson was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was best known for his short stories, including \"Bears Discover Fire\", which won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and \"They're Made Out of Meat\"."
tagline: "American science fiction and fantasy author (1942–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Terry_Bisson_2009.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1942-02-12"
deathDate: "2024-01-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             2.41196131418006
  historical:           18.864368
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  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm2040719"
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    url:       "http://www.terrybisson.com"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump