diff --git a/swh/storage/postgresql/converters.py b/swh/storage/postgresql/converters.py
--- a/swh/storage/postgresql/converters.py
+++ b/swh/storage/postgresql/converters.py
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
     """
     if fullname is None:
         return None
+
+    if name is None and email is None:
+        # The fullname hasn't been parsed, try that again
+        return Person.from_fullname(fullname)
+
     return Person(fullname=fullname, name=name, email=email,)
 
 
diff --git a/swh/storage/tests/storage_tests.py b/swh/storage/tests/storage_tests.py
--- a/swh/storage/tests/storage_tests.py
+++ b/swh/storage/tests/storage_tests.py
@@ -1150,8 +1150,8 @@
                 revision,
                 synthetic=False,
                 metadata=None,
-                committer=attr.evolve(revision.committer, name=None, email=None),
-                author=attr.evolve(revision.author, name=None, email=None),
+                committer=Person.from_fullname(revision.committer.fullname),
+                author=Person.from_fullname(revision.author.fullname),
                 type=RevisionType.GIT,
             )
             for revision in revisions
diff --git a/swh/storage/tests/test_postgresql_converters.py b/swh/storage/tests/test_postgresql_converters.py
--- a/swh/storage/tests/test_postgresql_converters.py
+++ b/swh/storage/tests/test_postgresql_converters.py
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@
 
 def test_db_to_author():
     # when
-    actual_author = converters.db_to_author(b"fullname", b"name", b"email")
+    actual_author = converters.db_to_author(b"name <email> ", b"name", b"email")
 
     # then
-    assert actual_author == Person(fullname=b"fullname", name=b"name", email=b"email",)
+    assert actual_author == Person.from_fullname(b"name <email> ")
 
 
 def test_db_to_author_none():
@@ -191,6 +191,11 @@
     assert actual_author is None
 
 
+def test_db_to_author_unparsed():
+    author = converters.db_to_author(b"Fullname <email@example.com>", None, None)
+    assert author == Person.from_fullname(b"Fullname <email@example.com>")
+
+
 def test_db_to_revision():
     # when
     actual_revision = converters.db_to_revision(
@@ -207,10 +212,10 @@
             "type": "git",
             "directory": b"dir-sha1",
             "message": b"commit message",
-            "author_fullname": b"auth-fullname",
+            "author_fullname": b"auth-name <auth-email>",
             "author_name": b"auth-name",
             "author_email": b"auth-email",
-            "committer_fullname": b"comm-fullname",
+            "committer_fullname": b"comm-name <comm-email>",
             "committer_name": b"comm-name",
             "committer_email": b"comm-email",
             "metadata": {},
@@ -225,11 +230,11 @@
     assert actual_revision == Revision(
         id=b"revision-id",
         author=Person(
-            fullname=b"auth-fullname", name=b"auth-name", email=b"auth-email",
+            fullname=b"auth-name <auth-email>", name=b"auth-name", email=b"auth-email",
         ),
         date=None,
         committer=Person(
-            fullname=b"comm-fullname", name=b"comm-name", email=b"comm-email",
+            fullname=b"comm-name <comm-email>", name=b"comm-name", email=b"comm-email",
         ),
         committer_date=None,
         type=RevisionType.GIT,
@@ -256,7 +261,7 @@
             "name": b"release-name",
             "comment": b"release comment",
             "synthetic": True,
-            "author_fullname": b"auth-fullname",
+            "author_fullname": b"auth-name <auth-email>",
             "author_name": b"auth-name",
             "author_email": b"auth-email",
             "raw_manifest": None,
@@ -266,7 +271,7 @@
     # then
     assert actual_release == Release(
         author=Person(
-            fullname=b"auth-fullname", name=b"auth-name", email=b"auth-email",
+            fullname=b"auth-name <auth-email>", name=b"auth-name", email=b"auth-email",
         ),
         date=None,
         id=b"release-id",