# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/w-w-jacobs
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:25:39.176Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/w-w-jacobs"
name: "W. W. Jacobs"
slug: "w-w-jacobs"
description: "William Wymark Jacobs was an English author of short fiction and drama. He is best known for his story \"The Monkey's Paw\"."
tagline: "English author of short stories and novels (1863–1943)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Picture_of_W._W._Jacobs.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1863-09-08"
deathDate: "1943-09-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump