Template:Infobox person

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This template may be used to summarize information about a particular person to an article.

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

{{Infobox person
| name        = 
| image       = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| birth_day   =  
| birth_year  =   
| birth_place = 
| death_day   =  
| death_year  =  
| death_place = 
| nationality = 
| known_for   = 
}}

Blank template with all parameters

{{Infobox person
| name                      = 
| image                     = 
| image_size                = 
| alt                       = 
| caption                   = 
| birth_name                = 
| birth_year  =   
| birth_place = 
| death_day   =  
| death_year  =  
| birth_place               = 
| death_place               = 
| resting_place             = 
| resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|display=inline,title}} -->
| nationality               = 
| known_for                 = 
| notable works             =
| flourished                = 
| awards                    = 
| box_width                 = 
| misc                      =
}}

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.
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.
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_day	Day of birth: |- | '''birth_year''' | Year of birth: <nowiki> |- | '''birth_place''' | Place of birth: city, administrative region, sovereign state. |- | '''death_day''' | Day of death: |- | '''death_year''' | Year of death: |- | '''death_place''' | Place of death: city, administrative region, sovereign state. |- | '''resting_place''' | Place of burial, ash-scattering, etc. |- | '''resting_place_coordinates''' | Coordinates for place of burial, ash-scattering etc. |- | '''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. |- | '''known_for'''</br> (''known'') | A brief description of why the person is notable. |- | '''awards''' | Notable awards |- | '''website''' | Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under <nowiki>==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.

Examples

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A. M. Wilson
Born	Albert M. Wilson June 23, 1854
Died	April 22, 1930
Known for	Editor of Sphinx

{{Infobox person
|  name = A. M. Wilson
| birth_name = Albert M. Wilson
| image       = AMWilson.jpg
| birth_day   =  June 23,
| birth_year  =   1854
| death_day   =  April 22,
| death_year  =  1930
| known_for   = Editor of [[Sphinx]]
}}