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Subject's complete name (birthdate – death) can be a lead-in to the subject's popular name. Describe the subject's nationality and profession(s) in which the subject is most notable. Provide a description of the subject's major contributions in the immediately relevant field(s) of notable expertise.
Other cultures use other structures for full names. A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Greek prósōpon – person, and onoma –name) [1] is the set of names by which an individual person or animal is known. When taken together as a word-group, they all relate to that one individual. [2]
This guideline contains conventions on how to name Wikipedia articles about individual people. It should be read in conjunction with Wikipedia's general policy on article naming, Wikipedia:Article titles, and, for articles on living or recently deceased people, also in conjunction with the Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons policy, which explicitly also applies to article titles.
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For full description of a template and the parameters which can be used with it—click the template name (e.g. {} or {}) in the "template" column of the table below. Required field(s) are indicated in bold; Copy and paste the text under "common usage" to use the template. Following each example is the resulting article text.
Most recent personal names have but one correct spelling for a particular individual, although presentation (use of initials, middle names, nicknames, etc.) can vary and still be correct. In these cases, it is best to use a recognizable form. The most complete name should appear at the beginning of the article to provide maximum information.
Placed at the top of a biographical article to explain to readers which part of a name is the family name. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Surname or family name 1 The primary element in the person's surname String required Additional name element 2 Secondary element in the person's surname ...