# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-byrd
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:05:38.601Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-byrd"
name: "William Byrd"
slug: "william-byrd"
description: "William Byrd was an English Renaissance composer. Considered among the greatest composers of the Renaissance, he had a profound influence on composers both from his native country and on the Continent. He is often considered along with John Dunstaple and Henry Purcell as one of England's most important composers of early music."
tagline: "English composer (ca. 1540-1623)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Byrd.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
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birthDate: "1543"
deathDate: "1623-07-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  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