# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-h-whyte
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:34:03.741Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-h-whyte"
name: "William H. Whyte"
slug: "william-h-whyte"
description: "William Hollingsworth \"Holly\" Whyte Jr. was an American urbanist, sociologist, organizational analyst, journalist and people-watcher. He identified the elements that create vibrant public spaces within the city and filmed a variety of urban plazas in New York City in the 1970s. After his book about corporate culture The Organization Man (1956) sold over two million copies, Whyte turned his attention to the study of human behavior in urban settings. He published several books and a film on the topic, including The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (1980)."
tagline: "American sociologist (1917-1999)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Whyte_William-sig.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Journalists"
  slug: "journalists"
profileType:
  name: "Journalist"
  slug: "journalist"
birthDate: "1917-10-01"
deathDate: "1999-01-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.761904761904761
  historical:           7.035496
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm4183640"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump