# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-langer
# Generated: 2026-08-13T06:14:43.398Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-langer"
name: "William Langer"
slug: "william-langer"
description: "William \"Wild Bill\" Langer was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and the 21st governor from 1937 to 1939. His governorship was demarcated by a scandal that forced him out of office and into multiple trials."
tagline: "American politician (1886–1959)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Langer.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1886-09-30"
deathDate: "1959-11-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump