# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/wyclef-jean
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:34:57.247Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/wyclef-jean"
name: "Wyclef Jean"
slug: "wyclef-jean"
description: "Nelust Wyclef Jean is a Haitian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born in Haiti, Jean emigrated to the United States as a child. He gained fame as a member of the Fugees, a hip-hop trio he formed with Lauryn Hill and Pras, serving as the group's lead producer and guitarist. Their second album The Score (1996) became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Jean launched a solo career with Wyclef Jean Presents The Carnival (1997), which spawned the hit singles \"We Trying to Stay Alive\" and \"Gone till November\"."
tagline: "Haitian rapper (born 1969)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WyclefJean.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1969-10-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           79.44
  momentum:             17.316938294276
  historical:           25.25819733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     100
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 246
totalFollowers: 853000
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.wyclef.com/"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/wyclefjean/"
    handle:    "wyclefjean"
  - platform:  "TIKTOK"
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    handle:    "wyclefjean"
  - platform:  "X"
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    handle:    "wyclef"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/Wyclef"
    handle:    "Wyclef"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
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    handle:    "nm0419889"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
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    handle:    "7aBzpmFXB4WWpPl2F7RjBe"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzM7gneOyCYpSMGxtCaxQ9A"
    handle:    "@wyclef"
    followers: 853000
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "وايكلف جين"
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    title: "Wyclef Jean"
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    title: "Wyclef Jean"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "וייקליף ז'אן"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wyclef Jean"
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    title: "Վայքլեֆ Ժան"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wyclef Jean"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Wyclef Jean"
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    title: "ワイクリフ・ジョン"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Wyclef Jean"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump