# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-perkins
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:17:07.842Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-perkins"
name: "William Perkins"
slug: "william-perkins"
description: "William Perkins (1558–1602) was an influential English cleric and Cambridge theologian, receiving a B.A. and M.A. from the university in 1581 and 1584 respectively, and also one of the foremost leaders of the Puritan movement in the Church of England during the Elizabethan era. Although not entirely accepting of the Church of England's ecclesiastical practices, Perkins conformed to many of the policies and procedures imposed by the Elizabethan Settlement. He did remain, however, sympathetic to the non-conformist puritans and even faced disciplinary action for his support."
tagline: "English cleric and Puritan theologian"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/British_-_William_Perkins_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "academics"
profileType:
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  slug: "academic"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1558"
deathDate: "1602-10-22"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             9.646228057954861
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ויליאם פרקינס"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump