# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/walter-hunt
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:46:53.061Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/walter-hunt"
name: "Walter Hunt"
slug: "walter-hunt"
description: "Walter Hunt was an American mechanical engineer. Through the course of his work he became known for being a prolific inventor. He first became involved with mechanical innovations in a linseed producing community in New York state that had flax mills. While in New York City to promote his inventions he got involved in inventing the streetcar gong that was used throughout the United States. This then led him to invent other useful items like the safety pin and sewing machine. He invented the precursor to the repeating rifle and fountain pen. About two dozen of his inventions are used today in basically the same form as he had patented them. In spite of his many useful innovative creations he never became wealthy since he sold off most of his patent rights to others at low prices with no future royalties. Others made millions of dollars from his safety pin device."
tagline: "American mechanic and inventor (1796–1859)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Walter_Hunt.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1796-07-29"
deathDate: "1859-06-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           16.481468
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  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