# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/willy-messerschmitt
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:42:58.247Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/willy-messerschmitt"
name: "Willy Messerschmitt"
slug: "willy-messerschmitt"
description: "Wilhelm Emil \"Willy\" Messerschmitt was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer who designed a number of prominent aircraft for the Luftwaffe and civil aviation."
tagline: "German aircraft designer and manufacturer (1898-1978)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1898-06-26"
deathDate: "1978-09-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump