# William Close

> William Taliaferro Close was an American surgeon who played a major role in stemming a 1976 outbreak of the Ebola virus in Zaire, the first major outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic fever in Central Africa, and preventing its further spread. He was also the father of Oscar-nominated actress Glenn Close and husband of Bettine Moore Close.

*American surgeon (1924-2009)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-close

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1924-06-07
- **Died:** 2009-01-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 32.1 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0167084/ (@nm0167084)

## Sources
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8006910)
- [William Close](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5491900)

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