# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-m-gray
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:15:28.368Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-m-gray"
name: "William M. Gray"
slug: "william-m-gray"
description: "William Mason Gray was an American meteorologist who was emeritus professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University (CSU), and the head of the Tropical Meteorology Project at CSU's Department of Atmospheric Sciences. He is widely regarded as a pioneer in the science of tropical cyclone forecasting and one of the world's leading experts on tropical storms. After retiring as a faculty member at CSU in 2005, Gray remained actively involved in both climate change and tropical cyclone research until his death."
tagline: "American meteorologist (1929–2024)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/William_M._Gray_%28meteorologist%29.png/330px-William_M._Gray_%28meteorologist%29.png"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1929-10-09"
deathDate: "2016-04-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump