NameAPI is a web API
to handle people's names
in your software.

News

11.02.2026

Software Version 11.2.0 Deployed

NameMatcher: More resilient matching for real-world names

Previously, if an input could not be...


05.01.2026

2025 Around the World

2025 marked another remarkable year for Optimaize, characterized by significant progress in our...


15.12.2025

Detecting What Isn’t a Name: Salutations in International Data

Salutations often appear in name fields, even though they are not part of the actual name....


25.11.2025

Dictionary Update: Danish Names

NameAPI has expanded its Nordic coverage with 2,600 given names and 8,600 family names, capturing...


05.11.2025

Verification of Payee (VoP) with NameMatcher

NameAPI is introducing Verification of Payee (VoP) powered by NameMatcher, enabling fast, accurate...


   

Famous Person Detector

       
Tells if and how famous a person's name is.
            
The classification is done with a global view, not specific to the context's place.
                    
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Input

       
See person.
       
See context.
       
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Output

null if the name does not belong to a famous person.        
0-100 where 100 is the max.
       
An optional human readable message saying why that person is famous.
Example: "Swiss tennis player."
       
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