# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-eldridge-odom
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:51:36.809Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-eldridge-odom"
name: "William Eldridge Odom"
slug: "william-eldridge-odom"
description: "William Eldridge Odom was a United States Army lieutenant general who served as Director of the National Security Agency under President Ronald Reagan, which culminated a 31-year career in military intelligence, mainly specializing in matters relating to the Soviet Union. After his retirement from the military, he became a think tank policy expert and a university professor and became known for his outspoken criticism of the Iraq War and warrantless wiretapping of American citizens. He died of an apparent heart attack at his vacation home in Lincoln, Vermont."
tagline: "United States Army general (1932-2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Major_General_William_Odom%2C_official_military_photo%2C_1983.JPEG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "1932-06-23"
deathDate: "2008-05-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.33
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.752773333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "وليام أودوم إلدريدج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "William E. Odom"
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    title: "William Eldridge Odom"
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    title: "William Odom"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Odom"
    title: "William Odom"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Одом, Уильям"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump