User:Geraldk/lists that should be featured

Wikipedia has a lot of lists that should be featured and aren't. One of the natural dynamics of wikipedia is that people with very specific areas of interest tend to focus on articles that matter most to them, which can be very esoteric. It's also a simple fact that some of the broader, more encyclopedia lists are larger and therefore harder to bring up to Featured list standards than a shorter, more specific list that may require only one or two sources. This is why, for example, Amateur radio frequency bands in India is a featured list while, as of June 2009, List of Presidents of the United States is not. The lists below are in the latter category, comprised of the set of important lists vital to encyclopedic coverage that have not achieved featured list status. All editors are encouraged to work on them, or add lists that they think fit the criteria but are not mentioned.

Everyday life

Food and drink

• List of culinary fruits
• List of culinary nuts
• List of culinary vegetables

Sports and games

• All-time Olympic Games medal table

Music

• The Beatles discography
• The Rolling Stones discography

Film

• Academy Award for Best Picture

Geography and places

• List of sovereign states
  • List of countries and outlying territories by total area
  • List of countries by population
  • List of countries by GDP (nominal)
• List of rivers by length
• List of highest mountains

History

• List of Roman Emperors
• List of Chinese monarchs
• List of British monarchs
• List of English monarchs
• List of Irish monarchs
• List of heads of state of Spain
• List of Russian rulers
• List of Scottish monarchs
• Timeline of United States history and sub-lists

Politics and government

• List of Presidents of the United States
• List of Vice Presidents of the United States

Religion and philosophy

• List of popes

Science

• Timeline of human evolution