Parameter
|
Explanation
|
name
|
Insert name of the person. Use the common name, typically name of article. If omitted it defaults to the name of the article; if present but blank, the header is omitted. Note:
Do not
add icons or other images.
|
embed
|
Set to "yes" if embedded in another infobox template.
|
honorific_prefix
|
Honorifics that go before the name, e.g. "Lady", "Sir"
|
honorific_suffix
|
Honorifics that go after the name, e.g. "MBE"
|
image
|
Insert image name. Use only the file name such as
?????:Highlight
,
?????:Highlight
,
?????:Highlight
, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]]
Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people. Non-free and "fair use" images, e.g., promo photos, CD/DVD covers, posters, screen captures, etc., will be deleted. See
WP:NONFREE
.
|
image_upright
|
Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%).
|
image_size
|
Size to display image:
200px
(set width), or
200x300px
(max width & max height). This defaults to 200px if empty or omitted.
|
alt
|
The
alt attribute
for the image, for readers who cannot see the image. See
WP:ALT
.
|
caption
|
Caption for the image. Try to include the date the image was created.
|
native_name
|
Name in local language. Use
{{
Plainlist
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
|
native_name_lang
|
A
language tag
, e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{
lang
}} inside native_name instead
|
pseudonym
|
Any of the person's aliases or pen names. Use
{{
Cslist
}}
for multiple values (see information at the
top of this section
).
|
nickname
|
Nickname(s) other than pen names.
|
birth_name
|
Insert person's name at birth (or christening if name at birth is unavailable).
|
birth_date
|
Insert the person's birth date if known as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate.
For a living person consider using:
{{
Birth date and age
|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}
Otherwise use:
{{
Birth date
|year of birth|month of birth|day of birth}}
.
In either case, add
|df=yes
to show date as
day before month
; otherwise format is month before day.
|
birth_place
|
Insert the person's place of birth if known as: town, city, state, country. Note:
Do not
add flag icons to the birthplace. See:
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags)
.
|
death_date
|
Note: Using this field will also change the background display color of the name at the top of the infobox to
silver
.
If the person is still living, leave this parameter blank.
Insert the person's date of death if known as: month day, year or day month year as appropriate.
When the full birth date and death date are known, use the following:
{{
Death date and age
|yr died|mo died|da died|yr born|mo born|da born}}
Add
|df=yes
to show date as
day before month
; otherwise format is month before day.
- example
- {{Death date and age|????|??|??|1950|12|31|df=yes}}
- output display results
- ?? ?? ????
(
????-??-??
)
(?? ????)
- When only the birth and death years are known, use:
- {{Death year and age|year died|year born}}
- example
- {{Death year and age|????|1950}}
- output display results
- ???? (aged
??????????? ?????: ????????? ?????? ????? "?"?
–
??????????? ?????: ????????? ?????? ????? "?"?
)
- When only the birth month, birth year and death year are known, use:
- birth month, {{Death year and age|year died|year born}}
- example
- ??, {{Death year and age|????|1950}}
- output display results
- ??, ???? (aged
??????????? ?????: ????????? ?????? ????? "?"?
–
??????????? ?????: ????????? ?????? ????? "?"?
)
- When only the death year is known, use:
- death year
- example
- ????
- output display results
- ????
- When the date of death is unknown, but the person is certainly now dead use the following (case is insensitive):
- example
- unknown
- output display results
- date of death unknown
- When the date of death is unknown, and it is preferable not to display anything and just change the background display color of the infobox. Enter the following (case is insensitive):
- example
- died
- output display results
- nothing will be displayed.
- When the date of death is only known approximately.
- Preface the entry with a wikilink [[Circa|c. ]] or c.
- examples
- [[Circa|c.]] {{Death year and age|????|1950}}
- [[Circa|c.]] year died
- output display results
- c.
???? (aged
??????????? ?????: ????????? ?????? ????? "?"?
–
??????????? ?????: ????????? ?????? ????? "?"?
)
- c.
????
|
death_place
|
Insert the person's place of death if known as: town, city, state, country. Note:
Do not
add flag icons to the deathplace. See:
Wikipedia:Manual of Style (flags)
.
|
resting_place
|
Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc.
|
occupation
|
Insert the type of person: novelist, short story person, journalist, etc. Use
{{
Cslist
}}
for multiple values (see information at the
top of this section
).
|
language
|
Language of published writings.
|
residence
|
Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birthplace.
Do not use a flag template
.
|
nationality
|
Nationality of person.
|
citizenship
|
Citizenship of person.
|
education
|
|
alma_mater
|
The
alma mater
, or college or universities where the person studied. If more than one, indicate ones where they obtained their degree(s) or graduated from.
|
home_town
|
The place where the person was raised and matured, if different from birth place and residence.
|
period
|
Dates from first publication to last publication.
|
genre
|
Fiction persons: All genres that the person wrote in. Use
{{
Cslist
}}
for multiple values (see information at the
top of this section
).
|
subject
|
Non-fiction persons: All subjects that the person wrote about. Use
{{
Cslist
}}
for multiple values (see information at the
top of this section
).
|
movement
|
Insert the literary movement associated with or involving the person. Use
{{
Cslist
}}
for multiple values (see information at the
top of this section
).
|
notable_works
|
Names of
notable
works (
WP:NN
).
Use
{{
Unbulleted list
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
If there is a dispute between editors over what is or is not a notable work, it should be brought up on the article's talk page. If no consensus can be developed for a particular person, the notable_works parameter should be marked with:
?????:Highlight
|
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). Use
{{
Plainlist
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
|
partner
|
Name of long-term unmarried partner(s) (e.g.,
domestic partner
). Use
{{
Plainlist
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
|
children
|
Number of children (e.g., 3), or list of children names. Use
{{
Plainlist
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
|
relatives
|
Names of parents, siblings or other relatives; include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (father, sister, uncle, etc.). Use
{{
Plainlist
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
|
parents
|
Names of parents; include only if they are independently notable or particularly relevant. This parameter may be used for biological, adoptive, foster, or step-parents. Use
{{
Unbulleted list
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
|
influences
|
No longer supported. Please move cited/citable instances into prose.
|
influenced
|
No longer supported. Please move cited/citable instances into prose.
|
awards
|
Insert any
notable
awards the person has won.
Consider using the template:
{{
Awards
|award|year|title|role}}
Use
{{
Plainlist
}}
for multiple values (see information at
Template:Infobox person#Inline lists
).
Note:
Do not
add icons or other images.
|
signature
|
An image of the person's signature. Image is displayed at a width of 128px, same format as {{
Infobox person
}}, {{
Infobox officeholder
}} and {{
Infobox philosopher
}}.
|
signature_alt
|
Alternative text
for signature. Write out the signature exactly as it appears in the image, including punctuation. For
accessibility
.
|
years_active
|
Date range in years during which the subject was active in their principal occupation(s) and/or other activity for which they are notable. Use the format 1950?2000, or 1970?present if still active (note the use of an en dash, not hyphen). If no dates of birth and/or death are known for the subject, only a
floruit
date range, as is common with ancient subjects, this parameter can be used for it. If approximate (circa) dates are known for either or both, put them in the birth_date and death_date parameters.
|
module
|
Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.
|
website
|
If the person has an
official
website enter it here.
Do not
enter unofficial, blogs or fan websites. Only one
official
website is allowed. If the person has more than one
official
website, only the most prominent should be listed in the infobox. All other websites should be listed in the article under ==External links==.
Use {{
URL
}} as in {{URL|ExampleCompany.com}}. Do not include the "http[s]://" or "www." parts unless the server requires it. Use
camel case
capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.
|
portaldisp
|
This is an optional parameter to display the literature portal link at the bottom of the infobox. Leaving this parameter blank will cause the literature portal link
not
to display. Setting this parameter to
yes
or
y
(case is insensitive) will display the literature portal link.
- Literature portal
If there is a dispute between editors over whether this parameter should be used in the article, it should be brought up on the article's talk page. If no consensus can be developed for a particular person, the portaldisp parameter should be marked with:
?????:Highlight
|