# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/woody-herman
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:51:55.642Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/woody-herman"
name: "Woody Herman"
slug: "woody-herman"
description: "Woodrow Charles Herman was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called \"The Herd\", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987. His bands often played music that was cutting edge and experimental; their recordings received numerous Grammy nominations with three wins plus a lifetime achievement award for Herman."
tagline: "American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Woody_Herman.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1913-05-16"
deathDate: "1987-10-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           53.67
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.338564
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379234/"
    handle:    "nm0379234"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.woodyherman.com/"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Woody Herman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump