6484:). In articles on works or other activity by a living trans or non-binary person before transition, use their current name as the primary name (in prose, tables, lists, infoboxes, etc.), unless they prefer their former name be used for past events. If they were notable under the name by which they were credited for the work or other activity, provide it in a parenthetical or footnote on first reference; add more parentheticals or footnotes only if needed to avoid confusion.
1903:). However, if the person is conventionally known by only their first and last names and disambiguation is not required, any middle names should be omitted. When a non-English personal name is written in a romanised form, it is encouraged to include the authentic spelling of the name at least once. For a person who has a biographic article, a link to that may suffice.
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There have been repeated proposals to treat small children, or all minors, differently and to always refer to them by given name. These proposals have not gained consensus. Especially do not refer to notable minors by given name (in their own article or elsewhere) except as necessary to disambiguate
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There is no categorical preference between describing a person as
British rather than as English, Scottish, or Welsh. Decisions on which label to use should be determined through discussions and consensus. The label must not be changed arbitrarily. To come to a consensus, editors should consider how
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Where post-nominal letters are used, they should either be separated from the name by a comma and each set divided by a comma, or no commas should be used at all. If a baronetcy or peerage is held, then commas should always be used for consistency's sake, as the former are separated from the name by
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Names from history are less certain as to spelling, and the further back one goes the less particular societies were about exactness, so variations are more likely. Reliable sources on history should be consulted when a decision about naming must be made or a controversy arises. A readily accessible
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of a name. Numerous professional names are not legal names, and whether a name change has been legally formalized has no bearing on its use in or exclusion from an article. Some effective name changes are retrospective, involving no action on the part of the subjects to whom they refer; e.g., the
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has ruled that editors should not change an article from one guideline-defined style to another without a substantial reason unrelated to mere choice of style, and that revert-warring over optional styles is unacceptable. If discussion cannot determine which style to use in an article, defer to the
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for a person. In this case, it is within quotation marks only if it first introduces the nickname in mid-name in the lead. Otherwise, it loses the quotation marks. If the nickname is dominant (in general or in a particular context) it can often be used in other articles without further elaboration.
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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
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This page sets out guidelines for achieving visual and textual consistency in biographical articles and in biographical information in other articles; such consistency allows
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early in his musical career). Where this is not the case, and where the subject uses a popular form of their name in everyday life, then care must be taken to avoid implying that a person who does not generally use all their forenames or who uses a familiar form has actually changed their name. Do
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Labels such as "criminal", "convicted felon", and "convicted sex offender" are imprecise, and their placement in an article's first sentence may give undue weight. It is better to describe the specific crime itself, either in the first sentence or elsewhere in the lead, as appropriate based on how
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are included in the initial reference and infobox heading for the subject of a biographical article, but are optional after that. The title is placed in bold in the first use of the name. Except for the initial reference and infobox, do not add honorific titles to existing instances of a person's
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Post-nominals should only be mentioned at relevant places in the main body of a biography subject's own article, in an infobox parameter for post-nominals, when the post-nominals themselves are under discussion in the material, and in other special circumstances such as a list of recipients of an
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The sentence seems to contain unnecessary clutter – a more readable form would be preferable. In addition, more relevant information should be included instead of alternative or very long names, which can be spread out in the paragraph, lead, or kept just in the body. Consider moving some details
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the article to provide maximum information. Inclusion of middle names or initials when they are widely known, can be a useful form of disambiguation if there is more than one person known by that name. This can be particularly useful in disambiguating family members with very similar names (e.g.,
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The opening paragraph should usually have dates of birth and (when applicable) death. These dates (specific day–month–year) are important information about the subject, but if they are also mentioned in the body, the vital year range (in brackets after the person's full name) may be sufficient to
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The noteworthy position(s) or role(s) the person held should usually be stated in the opening paragraph. However, avoid overloading the lead paragraph with various and sundry roles; instead, emphasize what made the person notable. Incidental and non-noteworthy roles (i.e. activities that are not
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people are almost always referred to by their given name as they do not have a family name. There are some rare exceptions to this: where the person – usually a member of the later generations of the
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6891:
6887:
6880:
6878:
6874:
6869:
6863:
6859:
6854:
6850:
6844:
6841:
6837:
6836:in most cases
6833:
6827:
6824:
6817:
6814:
6808:
6802:
6794:
6788:
6779:
6771:
6766:
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6734:sentence case
6729:
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6686:
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6676:
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6666:
6663:
6656:
6652:
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6642:
6639:
6637:
6634:
6632:
6629:
6626:
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6618:
6616:
6612:
6604:
6596:
6590:
6582:
6580:
6578:
6574:
6570:
6566:
6565:
6554:
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6547:
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6528:
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6503:
6498:
6497:
6496:
6494:
6490:
6485:
6475:
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6462:
6458:
6454:
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6439:
6435:
6433:
6428:
6427:
6426:
6424:
6414:
6410:
6406:
6403:
6397:
6370:
6366:
6364:
6363:Rachel Levine
6359:
6355:
6351:
6349:
6344:
6343:
6342:
6340:
6336:
6332:
6328:
6324:
6320:
6315:
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6309:
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6299:
6297:
6293:
6289:
6283:
6273:
6269:
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6234:
6232:
6230:
6226:
6220:
6214:
6206:
6204:
6198:
6188:
6184:
6181:
6180:MOS:BLPCHRONO
6177:
6176:
6173:
6165:
6163:
6159:
6157:
6153:
6147:
6139:
6137:
6127:
6121:
6109:
6108:
6107:
6104:
6101:
6091:
6086:
6083:
6079:
6074:
6071:
6067:
6062:
6059:
6058:
6057:
6043:
6039:
6038:present tense
6035:
6030:
6020:
6016:
6015:
6012:
6004:
6002:
6000:
5996:
5991:
5989:
5985:
5981:
5977:
5973:
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5962:
5958:
5954:
5950:
5940:
5936:
5933:
5929:
5926:
5922:
5919:
5915:
5914:
5911:
5903:
5901:
5898:
5892:
5886:
5882:
5879:
5873:
5872:Burmese names
5869:
5865:
5860:
5856:
5852:
5848:
5845:
5841:
5838:
5835:
5834:Mother Teresa
5831:
5827:
5823:
5822:
5821:
5815:
5811:
5810:The Venerable
5807:
5803:
5799:
5795:
5792:
5788:
5784:
5780:
5779:
5778:
5776:
5766:
5762:
5759:
5755:
5754:
5751:
5743:
5741:
5731:
5727:
5722:
5712:
5711:MOS:HONORIFIC
5708:
5705:
5701:
5698:
5694:
5691:
5687:
5686:
5683:
5675:
5673:
5671:
5670:accessibility
5665:
5652:
5649:
5646:
5637:
5636:
5635:
5633:
5628:
5622:
5610:
5607:
5603:
5591:
5590:
5587:
5581:
5576:
5564:
5563:
5562:
5561:
5557:
5556:post-nominals
5550:
5548:
5542:<abbr: -->
5537:
5529:
5527:
5522:
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5510:
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5487:
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5469:
5458:
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5409:
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5364:
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5308:
5277:
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5019:
5015:
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5008:
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5004:
4996:
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4984:
4976:
4968:
4959:
4957:
4939:
4934:
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4928:
4919:
4915:
4914:
4911:
4903:
4901:
4899:
4891:
4886:
4878:
4876:
4868:
4864:
4859:
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4855:
4854:
4851:
4823:
4820:
4814:
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4809:
4807:
4796:
4793:
4787:
4784:
4778:
4775:
4774:
4773:
4771:
4770:Ronald Reagan
4766:
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4757:
4753:
4751:
4741:
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4725:
4723:
4720:
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4696:
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4682:
4678:
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4619:
4613:
4610:
4605:
4599:
4595:
4591:
4587:
4583:
4580:
4576:
4570:
4569:Burmese names
4567:
4566:
4564:
4554:
4550:
4547:
4546:MOS:GIVENNAME
4543:
4542:
4539:
4531:
4529:
4527:
4521:
4515:
4508:
4506:
4502:
4498:
4494:
4490:
4486:
4482:
4478:
4474:
4470:
4466:
4462:
4457:
4450:Robert Dudley
4447:
4443:
4428:, may become
4427:
4422:
4420:
4416:
4408:
4402:
4393:
4388:
4387:
4386:
4385:For example:
4382:
4376:
4372:
4368:
4358:
4357:
4356:
4354:
4350:
4346:
4342:
4332:
4328:
4325:
4321:
4318:
4314:
4311:
4307:
4304:
4300:
4297:
4293:
4290:
4286:
4285:
4282:
4275:
4267:
4265:
4263:
4259:
4255:
4249:
4239:
4235:
4234:
4231:
4223:
4220:
4214:
4206:
4204:
4201:
4195:
4193:
4190:
4181:
4175:
4169:
4147:
4137:
4133:
4129:
4128:Roman numeral
4125:
4121:
4117:
4112:
4110:
4104:
4102:
4098:
4092:
4085:
4075:
4071:
4068:
4064:
4061:
4057:
4054:
4050:
4047:
4043:
4042:
4039:
4031:
4029:
4026:
4020:
4002:
3998:
3992:
3987:
3979:
3974:
3972:
3960:
3905:
3885:
3881:
3873:
3865:
3845:
3826:
3823:
3818:
3813:
3809:
3799:
3795:
3792:
3788:
3785:
3781:
3780:
3777:
3769:
3762:
3759:
3753:
3748:
3745:
3744:
3743:
3734:
3730:
3726:
3721:
3716:
3715:
3710:
3709:
3705:
3700:
3699:
3694:
3693:
3689:
3684:
3680:
3676:
3675:
3674:
3663:
3659:
3655:
3651:
3649:
3648:Magic Johnson
3644:
3643:
3642:
3639:
3631:
3630:Emory Sparrow
3625:
3624:Spunk Sparrow
3621:
3616:
3615:Clear rewrite
3613:
3609:
3604:
3601:
3600:
3599:
3592:
3588:
3584:
3580:
3578:
3573:
3569:
3565:
3561:
3557:
3555:
3554:Bunny Berigan
3550:
3549:
3548:
3546:
3541:
3531:
3530:MOS:QUOTENAME
3527:
3524:
3520:
3517:
3513:
3512:
3509:
3504:
3501:
3493:
3488:
3484:
3480:
3479:William Henry
3476:
3473:
3471:
3469:
3464:
3461:
3460:
3459:
3455:
3453:
3443:
3439:
3438:
3435:
3427:
3420:
3416:
3412:
3411:
3410:
3408:
3403:
3399:
3391:
3388:
3384:
3380:
3379:
3378:
3376:
3372:
3362:
3361:MOS:LEGALNAME
3358:
3355:
3354:MOS:PSEUDONYM
3351:
3350:
3347:
3342:
3337:
3331:
3327:
3326:Barbara Flynn
3323:
3321:
3320:Barbara Flynn
3316:
3312:
3309:
3305:
3301:
3299:
3294:
3290:
3287:
3283:
3279:
3277:
3272:
3268:
3265:
3261:
3257:
3255:
3254:Courtney Love
3250:
3249:
3248:
3245:
3237:
3229:
3223:
3219:
3215:
3205:
3201:
3198:
3194:
3193:
3190:
3185:
3180:
3174:
3170:
3166:
3162:
3161:
3160:
3153:
3149:
3145:
3141:
3140:
3139:
3137:
3132:
3124:
3120:
3117:
3113:
3112:
3109:
3101:
3099:
3095:
3084:
3078:
3042:
3038:
3036:
3031:
3027:
3023:
3019:
3017:
3012:
3011:
3010:
3006:
2999:
2989:
2985:
2982:
2981:MOS:BIRTHNAME
2978:
2977:
2974:
2967:Changed names
2966:
2964:
2962:
2956:
2945:
2934:
2931:
2925:
2920:
2917:
2916:
2915:
2913:
2903:
2899:
2898:
2895:
2890:
2883:
2882:
2877:
2873:
2869:
2865:
2861:
2857:
2853:
2841:
2840:
2834:
2822:
2821:
2815:
2813:T'ieh-mu-chen
2809:
2805:
2799:
2791:
2783:
2779:
2770:
2766:
2760:
2756:
2754:Chéngjísī Hán
2750:
2742:
2737:
2731:
2722:
2718:
2714:
2702:
2701:
2695:
2691:
2687:
2675:
2674:
2671:
2668:
2660:
2659:MOS:NICKCRUFT
2656:
2655:
2652:
2644:
2643:Richard Nixon
2640:
2636:
2633:
2629:
2621:
2620:
2619:
2617:
2613:
2609:
2605:
2595:
2591:
2590:
2587:
2579:
2575:
2571:
2567:
2564:
2560:
2556:
2553:
2549:
2545:
2544:
2543:
2535:
2531:
2530:
2527:
2522:
2519:
2511:
2509:
2507:
2497:
2493:
2482:
2478:
2477:
2476:
2468:
2455:
2398:
2394:
2390:
2389:
2388:
2386:
2377:
2373:
2371:
2366:
2365:
2364:
2355:
2351:
2350:
2347:
2340:First mention
2339:
2337:
2334:
2330:
2326:
2322:
2318:
2305:
2299:
2293:
2291:
2285:
2279:
2277:
2271:
2270:
2269:
2258:
2252:
2242:
2238:
2237:
2234:
2229:
2223:
2219:
2215:
2211:
2207:
2206:
2205:
2203:
2199:
2189:
2185:
2184:
2181:
2176:
2174:
2168:
2162:
2158:
2151:
2147:
2137:
2133:
2132:
2129:
2121:
2119:
2116:
2110:
2100:
2093:
2091:
2087:
2083:
2079:
2075:
2071:
2067:
2063:
2059:
2055:
2048:
2047:
2044:word-initial
2041:
2036:
2034:
2033:Dorothy Diane
2030:
2025:
2022:
2016:
2011:
2009:
2003:
1999:
1994:
1991:
1986:
1984:
1978:
1973:
1972:
1971:
1968:
1966:
1958:
1954:
1952:
1948:
1947:
1946:
1944:
1943:Names section
1934:
1933:MOS:BIOEXCEPT
1930:
1929:
1926:
1918:
1916:
1914:
1910:
1904:
1902:
1898:
1894:
1888:
1883:
1879:
1869:
1865:
1862:
1858:
1857:
1854:
1846:
1841:
1840:
1835:
1834:
1829:
1826:
1823:
1819:
1815:
1811:
1807:
1806:
1802:
1799:
1795:
1791:
1787:
1786:
1782:
1778:
1774:
1771:
1767:
1763:
1759:
1758:
1754:
1753:
1752:
1743:
1739:
1738:
1735:
1728:Criminal acts
1727:
1725:
1721:
1718:
1711:
1707:
1705:
1695:
1691:
1690:
1687:
1679:
1672:
1669:
1668:
1666:
1665:
1661:
1660:
1659:
1653:
1649:
1645:
1641:
1640:
1636:
1635:
1634:
1632:
1622:
1616:
1614:
1613:
1611:
1610:
1606:
1605:
1598:
1597:
1595:
1594:
1590:
1589:
1588:
1586:
1576:
1575:
1566:
1565:
1561:
1560:
1559:
1554:
1550:
1546:
1545:
1541:
1540:
1539:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1522:
1520:
1519:nationalities
1516:
1512:
1508:
1505:
1499:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1474:
1470:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1459:MOS:ETHNICITY
1456:
1453:
1449:
1448:
1445:
1437:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1427:
1415:
1412:
1405:
1394:
1386:
1380:
1375:
1374:
1355:
1347:
1341:
1340:
1325:
1321:
1317:
1312:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1278:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1260:MOS:BIRTHDATE
1257:
1256:
1253:
1245:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1216:
1212:
1206:
1164:
1160:
1155:
1148:
1145:
1142:
1132:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1123:
1120:
1114:
1110:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1070:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1058:
1052:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1007:
1005:
1003:
998:
996:
992:
987:
985:
980:
976:
970:
966:
956:
952:
949:
945:
944:
941:
934:Lead section
933:
931:
928:
922:
920:
907:
902:
900:
895:
893:
888:
887:
885:
884:
879:
876:
874:
871:
869:
866:
865:
864:
863:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
782:
776:
775:
761:
757:
754:
751:
747:
744:
743:
740:
735:
734:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
681:
680:
677:
676:
673:
668:
667:
660:
657:
655:
652:
651:
648:
643:
642:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
546:
543:
538:
537:
530:
527:
526:
523:
518:
517:
506:
503:
501:
500:Record charts
498:
496:
495:Music samples
493:
492:
491:
490:
487:
483:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
424:
423:
422:
417:
412:
411:
404:
401:
399:
396:
395:
392:
387:
386:
381:By topic area
378:
377:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
351:
348:
343:
342:
335:
332:
330:
327:
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322:
320:
317:
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313:
308:
307:
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290:
287:
285:
282:
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278:
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262:
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250:
249:Pronunciation
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242:
240:
237:
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200:
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168:
167:Accessibility
165:
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161:
156:
155:
141:
140:
137:
133:
121:
117:
114:
110:
107:
103:
102:
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