# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/will-champion
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:45:04.539Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/will-champion"
name: "Will Champion"
slug: "will-champion"
description: "William Champion is an English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and percussionist of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Southampton, he learned to play numerous instruments during his youth, being influenced by Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits and traditional Irish folk music. His energetic drumming style is largely focused on the essential elements of the songs and he occasionally takes lead vocal duties on live performances."
tagline: "English drummer (born 1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WillChampionLondon07122021_(cropped).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: "1978-07-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           54.43
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.26824133333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1363194/"
    handle:    "nm1363194"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump