# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-langland
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:21:52.655Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-langland"
name: "William Langland"
slug: "william-langland"
description: "William Langland is the presumed author of a work of Middle English alliterative verse generally known as Piers Plowman, an allegory with a complex variety of religious themes. The poem translated the language and concepts of the cloister into symbols and images that could be understood by a layman."
tagline: "English writer"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Langland.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1332"
deathDate: "1386"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.60713333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump