# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thom-bell
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:09:13.343Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thom-bell"
name: "Thom Bell"
slug: "thom-bell"
description: "Thomas Randolph Bell was an American record producer, arranger, and songwriter known as one of the creators of Philadelphia soul in the 1970s. Hailed as one of the most prolific R&B songwriters and producers ever, Bell found success crafting songs for the Delfonics, the Stylistics, and the Spinners. In June 2006, Bell was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2016, Bell was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. In 2025, Bell was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Musical Excellence Award category."
tagline: "American producer, arranger and songwriter (1943–2022)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Thom_Bell_pic.jpg/330px-Thom_Bell_pic.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1943-01-27"
deathDate: "2022-12-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.9
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.761604
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0068543/"
    handle:    "nm0068543"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/164262"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "طوم بيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AB%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84"
    title: "ثوم بيل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%84"
    title: "توم بل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell"
    title: "Thom Bell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell"
    title: "Thom Bell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%85_%D8%A8%D9%84"
    title: "توم بل"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell"
    title: "Thom Bell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell"
    title: "Thom Bell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell"
    title: "Thom Bell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB"
    title: "トム・ベル"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Bell"
    title: "Thom Bell"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/96b63688-fb86-4aff-b682-85f0165bece1"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q371348"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3100822"
    title: "Thom Bell"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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