# William Brodie

> William Brodie, often known by his title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of a trades guild, and Edinburgh city councillor, who maintained a secret life as a burglar in order to support his mistresses and to fund a gambling addiction.

*British cabinet-maker and thief (1741-1788)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1741-09-28
- **Died:** 1788-10-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 3.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [William Brodie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie)
- [Deacon Brodie](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon_Brodie)
- [William Brodie](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie)
- [William Brodie](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie)
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- [William Brodie](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brodie)
- [Броди, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709522)

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