# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-wells-brown
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:45:25.982Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/william-wells-brown"
name: "William Wells Brown"
slug: "william-wells-brown"
description: "William Wells Brown was an American abolitionist, novelist, playwright, and historian. Born into slavery near Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Brown escaped to Ohio in 1834 at the age of 19. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked for abolitionist causes and became a prolific writer. While working for abolition, Brown also supported causes including: temperance, women's suffrage, pacifism, prison reform, and an anti-tobacco movement. He was a member of Prince Hall Freemasonry. His novel Clotel (1853), considered the first novel written by an African American, was published in London, England, where he resided at the time. It was later published in the United States."
tagline: "American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian (1814–1884)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Wells_Brown.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "FR"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1814-11-06"
deathDate: "1884-11-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  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