# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-john-watson-sr
# Generated: 2026-08-13T12:14:36.861Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-john-watson-sr"
name: "Thomas John Watson, Sr."
slug: "thomas-john-watson-sr"
description: "Thomas John Watson Sr. was an American businessman who was the chairman and CEO of IBM. He oversaw the company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Watson developed IBM's management style and corporate culture from John Henry Patterson's training at NCR. He turned the company into a highly effective selling organization, based largely on punched card tabulating machines."
tagline: "USA IBM executive and art collector (1874-1956)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1874-02-17"
deathDate: "1956-06-19"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill