Template:Infobox person

Template documentation

{{infobox person}} may be used to summarize information about a particular person, usually at the top of an article. It is an alternative to more specific templates such as those listed at WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes and within the people infobox templates category.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article and then filling in the desired fields. Any parameters left blank or omitted will not be displayed.

Blank template with basic parameters

{{Infobox person
| name        = 
| image       = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| birth_date  = <!-- {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place = 
| death_date  = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth) -->
| death_place = 
| nationality = 
| other_names = 
| known_for   = 
| occupation  = 
}}

Blank template with all parameters

{{Infobox person
| name                      = 
| image                     = 
| image_size                = 
| alt                       = 
| caption                   = 
| birth_name                = 
| birth_date                = <!-- {{birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| birth_place               = 
| death_date                = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth) -->
| death_place               = 
| body_discovered           = 
| death_cause               = 
| resting_place             = 
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} -->
| monuments                 =
| residence                 = 
| nationality               = 
| ethnicity                 = 
| citizenship               = 
| other_names               = 
| known_for                 = 
| television                =
| education                 = 
| alma_mater                = 
| employer                  =
| organization              = 
| notable works             =
| style                     =
| influences                = 
| influenced                = 
| agent                     =
| occupation                = 
| years_active              = 
| home_town                 = 
| salary                    = 
| networth                  = 
| height                    = 
| weight                    = 
| title                     = 
| term                      = 
| predecessor               = 
| successor                 = 
| party                     = 
| movement                  =
| opponents                 = 
| boards                    = 
| religion                  = 
| criminal_charge           = 
| criminal_penalty          = 
| criminal_status           =
| spouse                    = 
| partner                   = 
| children                  = 
| parents                   = 
| relations                 = 
| callsign                  = 
| awards                    = 
| signature                 = 
| signature_alt             = 
| website                   = 
| footnotes                 = 
| box_width                 = 
| misc                      =
}}

Parameters

Do not use all these parameters for any one person. The list is long to cover a wide range of people. Only use those parameters that convey essential or notable information about the subject. Any parameters left blank or omitted will not be displayed. If a data field has more than one parameter name which can be used, the preferred name is listed first in bold print.

Parameter	Explanation
name	Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide birth_name (below) if different from name).
image	Image name: abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc. If an image is desired but not available, one may add "yes" to the "needs-photo" section of the Template:WPBiography on the talkpage. Do not use Image:Replace this image male.svg, Image:Replace this image female.svg or other placeholder images; the proposal to use such placeholders has been rejected by the community.
image_size (imagesize)	Size to display image: 200px (set width), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to 225px if empty or omitted.
alt	Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. See WP:ALT.
caption	Caption for image, if needed. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
birth_name	Name at birth, if different from name.
birth_date	Date of birth: {{birth date and age|1930|1|15}} (if living) or {{birth date|1930|1|15}} (if dead). See Template:Birth date for details.
birth_place	Place of birth: city, administrative region, sovereign state.
death_date	Date of death: {{death date and age|1995|10|9|1930|1|15}} (if birth date is known) or {{death date|1995|10|9}} (if birth date unknown). See Template:Death date for details.
death_place	Place of death: city, administrative region, sovereign state.
body_discovered	Place where the body was discovered (If different from place of death).
death_cause	Cause of death.
resting_place	Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
resting_place_coordinates	Coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. Use {{coord}} template.
monuments	Significant monuments erected or buildings etc. named in honour of the subject. If Many, link to a section of the article.
residence	Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birth place.
nationality	Nationality. May be used instead of citizenship (below) or vice versa in cases where any confusion could result. Should only be used with citizenship when they somehow differ.
ethnicity	Ethnicity.
citizenship	Citizenship. See usage notes for nationality, above.
other_names	Other notable names for the person, if different from name and birth_name.
known_for (known)	A brief description of why the person is notable.
education	Education.
television	Television programmes presented by or closely associated with the subject.
alma_mater	Alma mater
employer	Employer, if relevant.
organization	Non-employing organization, if relevant.
agent	The subject's agent, if relevant.
occupation	Occupation.
notable works	Title(s) of notable work(s) (publications, compositions, sculptures, films, etc.) by the subject, if any.
style	The style in which the subject works,if applicable.
influences	People who were influences of the subject. Clear and notable examples only. Can also be used to indicate groups, schools of thought, etc. (but beware supposition).
influenced	People who were influenced by the subject. Clear and notable examples only. Can also be used to indicate groups, schools of thought, etc. (but beware grandiose claims and supposition).
home_town	The place where the person was raised and matured, if different from birth place and residence.
salary	Annual salary or compensation, if relevant.
networth	Current estimated net worth, if relevant.
height	If person was notable for their height, or if height is relevant.
weight	If person was notable for their weight, or if weight is relevant. If used, this should also include the date.
title	Multiple uses: Formal title, such as First Lady of Japan for Akie Abe. Awarded title, such at Mr. Olympia for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Job title, such as President of Calvin College for Anthony Diekema. A combination of the above, such as Professor of Mathematics and Fellow of the Royal Society for Bill Parry See also "awards" parameter, below, for awarded honors that are not really titles. A single award should not use both parameters.
term	Years the person held the title listed above.
predecessor	Person who previously held the title listed above.
successor	Person who subsequently held the title listed above.
party	If relevant. Field labelled Political party.
movement	If relevant; non party-political.
opponents	Notable relevant opponents (e.g. for major political office).
religion	If relevant.
criminal_charge, criminal_penalty, criminal_status	For convicted criminals only.
boards	For board of directors membership(s), if relevant. Field labeled Board member of.
spouse	Name of spouse(s), followed by years of marriage. Use the format Name (1950–present) for current spouse and Name (1970–1999) for former spouse(s). Separate entries with a line break (<br />). For deceased persons still married at time of death, close the date range with death year.
partner	For unmarried life partners (of any gender or sexual preference), not business partners. Use same format as spouse.
children	Number of children (i.e. 3), or list of names if notable, in which case, separate entries with a line break (<br />).
parents	Names of parents, if notable. Separate entries with a line break (<br />).
relatives (relations)	Names of siblings or other relatives, if notable. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (sister, uncle, etc). Separate entries with a line break (<br />).
callsign	Amateur radio call-sign, if relevant.
awards	Notable awards. See also "title" parameter, above, for awarded titles. A single award should not use both parameters.
signature	An image of the person's signature. Image is displayed at a width of 128px, same format as {{Infobox Writer}}, {{Infobox officeholder}} and {{Infobox Philosopher}}.
signature_alt	Alt text for the signature image. For example, for Image:ThomasJeffersonSignature.gif, the alt text might be |signature_alt="Th: Jefferson", spelling out the signature exactly as it appears in the image.
website	Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article.
footnotes	Notes about any of the infobox data.
box_width	The infobox width, such as: box_width=220px (default: 22em). Space character between the number and the unit of measurement breaks the parameter.
misc	Undefined.

Examples

Bill Gates
At an IT forum in Denmark, 2004
Born	William Henry Gates III October 28, 1955 (1955-10-28) Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Chairman, Microsoft Co-Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Salary	US$ 966,667
Net worth	US$ 56.0 billion (2007)
Spouse(s)	Melinda Gates (since 1994)
Children	3
Signature
Website Microsoft (Press Pass) Gates Foundation

{{ infobox person
| name          = Bill Gates
| image         = Bill Gates 2004 cr.jpg
| image_size    = 170px
| alt           = Head and shoulders portrait of talking 50-year-old man in rimless glasses, business suit, and power red tie, with raised right hand gesturing.
| caption       = At an IT forum in Denmark, 2004
| birth_name    = William Henry Gates III
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1955|10|28}}
| birth_place   = [[Seattle, Washington]]
| occupation    = Chairman, [[Microsoft]]<br />Co-Chair, [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]]
| salary        = [[US$]] 966,667<ref>Year 2006 compensation: salary $616,667, bonus $350,000. From Microsoft's [http://www.microsoft.com/msft/reports/proxy2006.mspx Proxy Statement].</ref>
| networth      = US$ 56.0 billion (2007)
| spouse        = [[Melinda Gates]] (since 1994)
| children      = 3
| signature     = BillGates Signature.svg
| signature_alt = "William H. Gates III"
| website       = [http://www.microsoft.com/ Microsoft] [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/default.mspx (Press Pass)]<br>[http://www.gatesfoundation.org Gates Foundation]
| box_width     = 200px
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{Birth date}}, {{Birth date and age}}, or {{Birth-date}} are used in the infobox. (but do not use these if the date is before 1583 CE)

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• category
• country-name
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes; nor collapse nested elements which use them.

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