# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-c-dement
# Generated: 2026-08-13T07:33:29.500Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-c-dement"
name: "William C. Dement"
slug: "william-c-dement"
description: "William Charles Dement was an American sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center at Stanford University. He was a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field in the United States, he is sometimes referred to as the American father of sleep medicine."
tagline: "American sleep researcher (1928–2020)"
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birthDate: "1928-07-29"
deathDate: "2020-06-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump