# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wah-chang
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:24:05.007Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wah-chang"
name: "Wah Chang"
slug: "wah-chang"
description: "Wah Ming Chang was an American sculptor, animator and artist. Chang is known for his contributions to the development of stop motion animation, as well as sculptures and the props he designed for Star Trek: The Original Series, including the tricorder and communicator."
tagline: "American designer (1917-2003)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wah_Chang_with_Lamp_Sculpture.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1917-08-02"
deathDate: "2003-12-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.96
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.159793333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151853/"
    handle:    "nm0151853"
sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang"
    title: "Wah Chang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang"
    title: "Wah Chang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang"
    title: "Wah Chang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang"
    title: "Wah Chang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang"
    title: "Wah Chang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lmo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wah_Chang"
    title: "Wah Chang"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7959690"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1299433"
    title: "Wah Chang"
    type:  "DATABASE"

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