Template:Infobox person/doc

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'''Infobox Person''' may be used to summarize information about a person. It is an alternative to more specific templates such as those listed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes|WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes]] and within the [[:Category:People infobox templates|people infobox templates category]].

As [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes|WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes]] notes, editors of some [[Wikipedia:WikiProject]]s, such as [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Composers#Biographical_infoboxes|WikiProject Composers]], discourage the use of infoboxes in biographies without prior consensus. Check an article's talk page for more information.

== 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===
This is the template shown on the top righthand side of the template page.
<div style="background:#dddddd; border:1px solid black; padding:0.5em 1em 0.5em 1em;">
<pre>
{{Infobox Person
|name =
|image =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}
|birth_place =
|death_date = 
|death_place =
|other_names =
|known_for =
|occupation =
|nationality =
}}
</pre>
</div>

===Blank template with all parameters===
<div style="background:#dddddd; border:1px solid black; padding:0.5em 1em 0.5em 1em;">
<pre>
{{Infobox Person
|name =
|image =
|image_size =
|caption =
|birth_name =
|birth_date = {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}
|birth_place =
|death_date = 
|death_place =
|body_discovered =
|death_cause =
|resting_place =
|resting_place_coordinates = 
|residence =
|nationality =
|ethnicity =
|citizenship =
|other_names =
|known_for =
|education =
|alma_mater =
|employer =
|occupation =
|years_active =
|home_town =
|salary =
|networth =
|height =
|weight =
|title =
|term =
|predecessor =
|successor =
|party =
|opponents =
|boards =
|religion =
|spouse =
|partner =
|children =
|parents =
|relations =
|callsign =
|awards =
|signature =
|website =
|footnotes =
|box_width =
}}
</pre>
</div>

==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 describe why the person is notable. 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.

{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align: left" | Parameter
! style="text-align: left" | 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'''<br/> (''imagesize'')
| Size to display image: ''200px'' (set width), or ''200x300px'' (max width & max height). This defaults to 225px if empty or omitted.
|-
| '''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: <nowiki>{{birth date and age|1930|1|15}} (if living) or {{birth date|1930|1|15}} (if dead).</nowiki> See [[Template:Birth date]] for details.
|-
| '''birth_place'''
| Place of birth: city, administrative region, sovereign state.
|-
| '''death_date'''
| Date of death: <nowiki>{{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).</nowiki> 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 {{tl|coord}} template.
|-
| '''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 <em>with</em> citizenship when they somehow differ.
|-
| '''ethnicity'''
| Ethnicity.
|-
| '''citizenship'''
| Citizenship. ''See usage notes for nationality.''
|-
| '''other_names'''
| Other notable names for the person, if different from '''name''' and '''birth_name'''.
|-
| '''known_for'''</br> (''known'')
| A brief description of why the person is notable.
|-
| '''education'''
| Education.
|-
| '''alma_mater'''
| [[Alma mater]]
|-
| '''employer'''
| Employer.
|-
| '''occupation'''
| Occupation.
|-
| '''home_town'''
| The place where the person was raised and matured, if different from birth place and residence.
|-
| '''salary'''
| Annual salary or compensation.
|-
| '''networth'''
| Current estimated net worth.
|-
| '''height'''
| If person was notable for their height.
|-
| '''weight'''
| 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 (mathematician)|Bill Parry]]
|-
| '''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'''
| Field labeled '''Political party'''.
|-
| '''boards'''
| Field labeled '''Board member of'''.
|-
| '''religion'''
| Field labeled '''Religion'''.
|-
| '''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 (<nowiki><br/></nowiki>).
|-
| '''partner'''
| Use same format as '''spouse'''.
|-
| '''children'''
| Number of children (i.e. 3), or list of names if notable. Separate entries with a line break (<nowiki><br/></nowiki>).
|-
| '''parents'''
| Names of parents, if notable. Separate entries with a line break (<nowiki><br/></nowiki>).
|-
| '''relatives'''<br/> (''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 (<nowiki><br/></nowiki>).
|-
| '''callsign'''
| Amateur radio '''call-sign'''.
|-
| '''awards'''
| Notable awards
|-
| '''signature'''
| An image of the person's signature. Image is displayed at a width of 128px, same format as {{tl|Infobox Writer}}, {{tl|Infobox Officeholder}} and {{tl|Infobox Philosopher}}.
|-
| '''website'''
| Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under <nowiki>==External links==</nowiki> 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.
|}

==Microformats==
{{UF-hcard-person}}

==Example==
{{Infobox Person
|name = Bill Gates
|image = Bill Gates 2004 cr.jpg
|image_size = 170px
|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]]
|body_discovered =
|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
|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
}}
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{{Infobox Person
|name = Bill Gates
|image = Bill Gates 2004 cr.jpg
|image_size = 170px
|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
|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
}}
</pre>

== References ==

''If you use <nowiki><ref></nowiki> tags in the infobox, you '''must''' have a corresponding references section somewhere in the article. This one is just here as an example.''

{{Reflist}}

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[[ar:قالب:معلومات شخصية]]
[[be-x-old:Шаблён:Асоба]]
[[bg:Шаблон:Биография инфо]]
[[ca:Plantilla:Infocaixa persona]]
[[cs:Šablona:Infobox Biografie]]
[[da:Skabelon:Infoboks person]]
[[dsb:Pśedłoga:Infokašćik wósoby]]
[[es:Plantilla:Ficha de biografía]]
[[eo:Ŝablono:Informkesto homoj]]
[[fr:Modèle:Infobox biographie]]
[[ko:틀:인물 정보]]
[[hsb:Předłoha:Infokašćik wosoby]]
[[hr:Predložak:Biografija]]
[[id:Templat:Infobox Person]]
[[ka:თარგი:ინფოდაფა პიროვნება]]
[[lv:Veidne:Infokaste persona]]
[[hu:Sablon:Életrajz infobox]]
[[mk:Шаблон:Инфокутија Личност]]
[[nl:Sjabloon:Biografie]]
[[ja:Template:Infobox 人物]]
[[no:Mal:Infoboks biografi]]
[[pt:Predefinição:Info biografia]]
[[ro:Format:Infobox biografii]]
[[ru:Шаблон:Персона]]
[[fi:Malline:Henkilö]]
[[sv:Mall:Infobox biografi]]
[[uk:Шаблон:Особа]]
[[vi:Tiêu bản:Bảng tóm tắt tiểu sử]]
[[th:แม่แบบ:กล่องข้อมูล ชีวประวัติ]]
[[tr:Şablon:Bilgikutusu Kişi]]
[[zh-yue:Template:生平資料盒]]
[[zh:Template:Infobox Person]]

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