# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/tony-iommi
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:18:46.486Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/tony-iommi"
name: "Tony Iommi"
slug: "tony-iommi"
description: "Anthony Frank Iommi Jr. is an English musician. He co-founded the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath in 1968, and was the guitarist, leader, main composer, and only constant member during the band's existence for over fifty years, playing guitar on all of their releases. He is considered one of the creators of heavy metal music and has been referred to as the \"Godfather of Heavy Metal\"."
tagline: "British rock guitarist (born 1948)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tony-Iommi_2009-06-11_Chicago_photoby_Adam-Bielawski.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1948-02-19"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.9891196834817012
  historical:           25.953576
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.iommi.com/"
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    url:       "https://x.com/tonyiommi"
    handle:    "tonyiommi"
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    handle:    "tonyiommi"
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    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/tonyiomm"
    handle:    "tonyiomm"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "nm0409546"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tony Iommi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tony Iommi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tony Iommi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tony Iommi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Թոնի Այոմի"
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    title: "Tony Iommi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Tony Iommi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
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    title: "Wikiquote"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump