# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-read
# Generated: 2026-08-12T22:13:39.204Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-read"
name: "Thomas Read"
slug: "thomas-read"
description: "Thomas Read was the first naval officer to obtain the rank of commodore in command of a fleet of the Continental Navy."
tagline: "United States naval officer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Commodore_Thomas_Read_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1740"
deathDate: "1788-10-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           34.82
  momentum:             17.5
  historical:           1.535493333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     9.999999999999998
  profileCompleteness:  34
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Read_(naval_officer)"
    title: "Thomas Read (naval officer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16230470"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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