Category talk:People and person infobox templates

hCard Microformat

I would like us to add the hCard microformat (see also Wikipedia:WikiProject_Microformats) to these template. I can advise on the required mark-up, but I'm not familiar with template code editing. Can anyone help, please? Andy Mabbett 11:46, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Now implemented on many biography infoboxes; see Category:Templates generating hCards. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 11:08, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

New infobox

Someone needs to create Template:Killer Infobox, particularly after the Virginia Tech Massacre. --Theunicyclegirl (talk, review me!) 19:35, 19 April 2007 (UTC)

British nationalities

I've noticed that for a whole range of British people their country of origin is listed as England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. This is surely incorrect as we should be listing which state the person is from, not the region. I haven't seen people listed as being from Brittany, or Catalonia, or Bavaria, so why is the UK being discriminated against in this way? For wikipedia to decide that in the case of the UK, its sub-parts are more important than the whole is a political point of view that has been allowed to creep into wikipedia and we should move to correct it. I'm not sure where the best place to discuss this issue is, so if someone wants to direct me elsewhere I will take my concerns there. Otherwise we should decide a policy here. The Enlightened 23:03, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are considered constituent countries of the UK, whereas Brittany, Catalonia and Bavaria are only regions within their respective countries. You could argue that this is a semantic difference, but the fact that the UK gives it's divisions the status of "countries" lends some legitimacy to listing "Scottish" or "Welsh" as a nationality. While you're correct that the tendency to list people from the UK as Scottish, English, Welsh or Northern Irish, rather than simply British does have political implications, this is a contentious issue in both directions, so so listing these people as British would be equally political. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.160.226.98 (talk) 02:10, 16 April 2019 (UTC)

Parameters for dead people

The templates {{Infobox person}} and {{Infobox actor}} now have parameters for resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (see Marylin Monroe for an example using both). I think we should add them (and the "death place" field) to other biography-infobox templates. Andy Mabbett | Talk to Andy Mabbett 22:29, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

Criminal

For some reason, this Template:Infobox is listed in section B rather than section C.71.193.193.109 02:48, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

Business person or leader or executive

I may be missing something but I cannot see a template for what must be a fairly large and populated group, while I can see many templates for models, playmates, etc.? I guess Celebrity will do for now. SeoR (talk) 19:15, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

I use {{Infobox Person}} -- it has all the params that you will need. – ukexpat (talk) 20:47, 4 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks - that's exactly what I did after looking, good to have it confirmed. Indeed it has enough paramaters to cover most types, and perhaps what is really needed is a smaller range of templates. SeoR (talk) 17:01, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

Proposal for a New "People infobox template" for Traditional Chinese Persons

I did an extensive search of the templates for poeple in the infobox category and I have not found anything appropriate for individuals from traditional China. Because of different cultural backgrounds and what is deemed important in Sinological studies, there are several important items that should be included in the infobox that do not exist.

For example, if you have eaten Dongpo Pork at a Chinese restaurant, it is named after a Song Dynast Official who invented the dish. His name was Sushi, but he is known by Su Dongpo (Su of the Eastern Hill) where he lived during a period of exile. Dongpo is his pseudonym. His ancestral home was in Sichuan, but almost all of his adult life was was spent at government posts in various places in China. Today, he is known for his poetry, painting and calligraphy. Please note that his occupation was government official or minister - he NEVER sold his poetry.

I am proposing the following to be included as a template. I did leave out most the the information regarding friends and relatives. This information is not usually important for a quick overview of the individual. However, if someone wishes to leave it in, I have no objection. I also checked the Chinese version of Wikipedia and adapted some of their fields.

PROPOSED TEMPLATE FOLLOWS

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.
known_for (known)	A brief description of why the person is notable.
courtesy name(s)	A 'Zi' in Chinese. A name given to Chinese males when they come of age. Once the individual has a 'zi', the given name is no longer used except by the individual or family members. There could be more than one. Wemon can also have a courtesy name. See Chinese style name for more detail.
pseudonym(s)	A 'hao' in Chinese. Often chosen by the individual or given by friends. There could be more than one.
other_names	Other notable names for the person, if different from name, birth_name, Courtesy Name, and Pseudonym.
posthumous_name	A name given after death to prominent people.
home_town	The place where the person was raised and matured, if different from birth place and residence.
residence	Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birth place.
home_of_registry	A location where the individual is officially registered as a native of that area. It is possible for an individual to never visit this location.
ancestral_home	A location where a individual's ancestors resided. Should only be used if different from Home of Registry.
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.
occupation	Occupation.
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
anthology	Enter only a reference to the person's collected works.
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.

Geminni (talk) 19:44, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Educator

There needs to be an Educator/Teacher infobox. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ironmagma (talk • contribs) 06:50, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Opera singer

There needs to be an info box for opera singers. SpiritedMichelle (talk) 02:20, 7 May 2015 (UTC)