Template:Infobox person

Infobox person

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This template is used to create an infobox for a person's biography. It is a modified version of the standard infobox-person template, with additional fields for ethnicity, religion, denomination, residence, influences/influenced, other political affiliation, and a settable box width.

Usage

Copy and paste the following blank template into an article, removing any parameters you do not need:

{{Infobox person
| name              = 
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| birth_name        = 
| birth_date        = 
| birth_place       = 
| death_date        = 
| death_place       = 
| nationality       = 
| ethnicity         = 
| religion          = 
| denomination      = 
| residence         = 
| other_names       = 
| citizenship       = 
| education         = 
| alma_mater        = 
| occupation        = 
| years_active      = 
| era               = 
| employer          = 
| organization      = 
| agent             = 
| known_for         = 
| notable_works     = 
| style             = 
| home_town         = 
| net_worth         = 
| height            = 
| television        = 
| office            = 
| term              = 
| predecessor       = 
| successor         = 
| party             = 
| other_political   = 
| movement          = 
| influences        = 
| influenced        = 
| opponents         = 
| boards            = 
| criminal_charges  = 
| criminal_penalty  = 
| criminal_status   = 
| spouse            = 
| partner           = 
| children          = 
| parents           = 
| relatives         = 
| family            = 
| callsign          = 
| awards            = 
| honours           = 
| website           = 
| signature         = 
| footnotes         = 
| module            = 
| box_width         = 
}}

Parameters

Core identity

Parameter	Description
name	The person's common name, displayed at the top of the infobox.
image	Filename of an image of the person, without the File: prefix.
caption	Caption for the image.
native_name	Name in the person's native language.
native_name_lang	ISO 639 code for the native name's language, e.g. ur, hi, pa.
honorific_prefix	Honorific title before the name, e.g. "The Honourable".
honorific_suffix	Honorific title after the name, e.g. OBE.
pronunciation	Phonetic pronunciation of the name.
birth_name	Full birth name if different from name.
other_names	Alternative names, aliases, or nicknames.
birth_date	Date of birth. Use {{birth date}} or {{birth date and age}}.
birth_place	Place of birth.
death_date	Date of death. Use {{death date}} or {{death date and age}}.
death_place	Place of death.
death_cause	Cause of death.
burial_place	Place of burial.
resting_place	Alternative to burial_place; use if the body rests somewhere other than a burial site.

Demographics

Parameter	Description
nationality	The person's legal nationality or citizenship status, e.g. [[Pakistan]]i.
ethnicity	The person's ethnic group. Use with care — may be contentious.
religion	The person's religious affiliation, if notable and reliably sourced.
denomination	The specific denomination within a religion, e.g. [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]].
citizenship	Citizenship if different from or additional to nationality.
residence	Current or notable place of residence.

Career and education

Parameter	Description
education	Schools or institutions attended.
alma_mater	Degree-granting institution or institutions.
occupation	Primary occupation or occupations.
years_active	Years during which the person was active in their field.
era	Historical era or period of significance.
employer	Primary employer.
organization	Organisation or organisations with which the person is associated.
agent	Talent or literary agent.
known_for	What the person is best known for.
notable_works	Notable work or publication.
style	Artistic or performance style.
home_town	Person's home town, distinct from birthplace.
net_worth	Estimated net worth, with year and source.
height	Person's height, formatted with {{convert}}.
television	Notable television programme or programmes.

Political and legal

Parameter	Description
office	Political office or offices held.
term	Dates of office.
predecessor	Predecessor in office.
successor	Successor in office.
party	Current or last political party.
other_political	Other political affiliations, e.g. [[Grand Democratic Alliance]] (2018). Added in this version.
movement	Political, artistic, or social movement the person is associated with.
influences	People, works, or movements that influenced the subject. Added in this version.
influenced	People, works, or movements influenced by the subject. Added in this version.
opponents	Notable opponent or opponents.
boards	Boards the person sits or sat on.
criminal_charges	Criminal charge or charges filed against the person.
criminal_penalty	Sentence or penalty imposed.
criminal_status	Current criminal status.

Personal life

Parameter	Description
spouse	Name or names of spouse or spouses. Use {{marriage}} for dated entries.
partner	Long-term partner or partners who are not spouses.
children	Number of children, or names if notable.
parents	Names of parents.
relatives	Notable relatives.
family	Family name or dynasty.

Other

Parameter	Description
callsign	Amateur radio callsign.
awards	Notable awards received.
honours	Honours received.
website	Official website. Use {{URL}}.
signature	Filename of the person's signature image.
footnotes	Any additional footnotes.
module	Additional embedded infobox.
box_width	Custom width for the whole infobox, e.g. 25em or 300px. Added in this version.

Embedding

This template can be embedded in another infobox by passing child=yes or embed=yes:

{{Infobox some other template
| ...
| module = {{Infobox person
  | embed = yes
  | name  = ...
  | ...
  }}
}}

Example

{{Infobox person
| name         = Jane Doe
| image        = Example portrait.jpg
| caption      = Doe in 2020
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1970|1|1}}
| birth_place  = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
| nationality  = [[Pakistan]]i
| occupation   = Journalist
| years_active = 1995–present
| known_for    = Investigative reporting
| spouse       = John Doe
| children     = 2
| website      = {{URL|example.com}}
}}

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools; see the monthly parameter usage report for this template.

TemplateData for Infobox person

An infobox for biographical articles, with extended support for religion, ethnicity, residence, and political affiliation parameters.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	no description	String	required
Image	image	no description	File	optional
Caption	caption	no description	String	optional
Birth name	birth_name	no description	String	optional
Birth date	birth_date	no description	String	optional
Birth place	birth_place	no description	String	optional
Death date	death_date	no description	String	optional
Death place	death_place	no description	String	optional
Nationality	nationality	no description	String	optional
Ethnicity	ethnicity	no description	String	optional
Religion	religion	no description	String	optional
Denomination	denomination	no description	String	optional
Residence	residence	no description	String	optional
Citizenship	citizenship	no description	String	optional
Education	education	no description	String	optional
Alma mater	alma_mater	no description	String	optional
Occupation	occupation	no description	String	optional
Years active	years_active	no description	String	optional
Known for	known_for	no description	String	optional
Political party	party	no description	String	optional
Other political affiliation	other_political	no description	String	optional
Movement	movement	no description	String	optional
Influences	influences	no description	String	optional
Influenced	influenced	no description	String	optional
Spouse	spouse	no description	String	optional
Partner	partner	no description	String	optional
Children	children	no description	String	optional
Parents	parents	no description	String	optional
Relatives	relatives	no description	String	optional
Website	website	no description	String	optional
Box width	box_width	no description	String	optional

Tracking categories

The template automatically places articles into the following tracking categories when certain conditions are met:

• Category:Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters
• Category:Infobox person using certain parameters when dead
• Category:Biography template using pronunciation
• Category:Biography with signature
• Category:Articles with hCards

Notes on contentious parameters

The parameters religion, denomination, and ethnicity were removed from the standard infobox-person template in 2016 due to concerns about:

• Poor sourcing and original research.
• Neutral-point-of-view problems.
• Overcategorisation of biographical subjects.

Before using these parameters in an article:

1. Ensure the value is supported by a reliable, published source.
2. Reflect the value in the article body, not only in the infobox.
3. Consider whether the information is genuinely central to the subject's notability. If not, omit it.
4. Be prepared for the value to be challenged or removed by other editors.

See also

• {{Infobox person}} – the standard version without the added parameters.
• {{Infobox religious biography}} – dedicated infobox for religious figures.
• {{Infobox officeholder}} – dedicated infobox for politicians.
• {{Infobox writer}} – dedicated infobox for writers.
• {{Infobox scientist}} – dedicated infobox for scientists.
• {{Infobox military person}} – dedicated infobox for military figures.

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