6497:). 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.
1916:). 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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A person named in an article of which they are not the subject should be referred to by the name they used at the time being described. For example, Pope John Paul I was known as Albino
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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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There is no need to add "deceased" to a person's article, or those in which that person is mentioned. If the person has an article this should already be sourced, otherwise it is unnecessary. "Survived by" and "survivors", phrasings commonly found in obituaries, should not be used.
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Editors should remember that the meaning of the most obvious (to them) post-nominal initials will not be obvious to some readers. When post-nominal initials are used, the meaning should be readily available to the reader. This may be via a wikilink to an article, or with the
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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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The opening paragraph should usually provide context for that which made the person notable. In most modern-day cases, this will be the country, region, or territory where the person is currently a
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6940:
6936:
6932:
6928:
6924:
6920:
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6913:, etc., from
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6900:
6893:
6891:
6887:
6882:
6876:
6872:
6867:
6863:
6857:
6854:
6850:
6849:in most cases
6846:
6840:
6837:
6830:
6827:
6821:
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6807:
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6779:
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6747:sentence case
6742:
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6509:
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6498:
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6441:
6440:
6439:
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6427:
6423:
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6410:
6383:
6379:
6377:
6376:Rachel Levine
6372:
6368:
6364:
6362:
6357:
6356:
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6247:
6245:
6243:
6239:
6233:
6227:
6219:
6217:
6211:
6201:
6197:
6194:
6193:MOS:BLPCHRONO
6190:
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6186:
6178:
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6172:
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6150:
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6096:
6092:
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6080:
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6051:present tense
6048:
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5998:
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5990:
5986:
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5953:
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5892:
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5882:
5878:
5873:
5869:
5865:
5861:
5858:
5854:
5851:
5848:
5847:Mother Teresa
5844:
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5828:
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5823:The Venerable
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5779:
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5768:
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5724:MOS:HONORIFIC
5721:
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5714:
5711:
5707:
5704:
5700:
5699:
5696:
5688:
5686:
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5683:accessibility
5678:
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5569:post-nominals
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4783:Ronald Reagan
4779:
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4582:Burmese names
4580:
4579:
4577:
4567:
4563:
4560:
4559:MOS:GIVENNAME
4556:
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4544:
4542:
4540:
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4511:
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4499:
4495:
4491:
4487:
4483:
4479:
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4463:Robert Dudley
4460:
4456:
4441:, may become
4440:
4435:
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4400:
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4398:For example:
4395:
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4381:
4371:
4370:
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4359:
4355:
4345:
4341:
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4317:
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4310:
4306:
4303:
4299:
4298:
4295:
4288:
4280:
4278:
4276:
4272:
4268:
4262:
4252:
4248:
4247:
4244:
4236:
4233:
4227:
4219:
4217:
4214:
4208:
4206:
4203:
4194:
4188:
4182:
4160:
4150:
4146:
4142:
4141:Roman numeral
4138:
4134:
4130:
4125:
4123:
4117:
4115:
4111:
4105:
4098:
4088:
4084:
4081:
4077:
4074:
4070:
4067:
4063:
4060:
4056:
4055:
4052:
4044:
4042:
4039:
4033:
4015:
4011:
4005:
4000:
3992:
3987:
3985:
3973:
3918:
3898:
3894:
3886:
3878:
3858:
3839:
3836:
3831:
3826:
3822:
3812:
3808:
3805:
3801:
3798:
3794:
3793:
3790:
3782:
3775:
3772:
3766:
3761:
3758:
3757:
3756:
3747:
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3739:
3734:
3729:
3728:
3723:
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3707:
3706:
3702:
3697:
3693:
3689:
3688:
3687:
3676:
3672:
3668:
3664:
3662:
3661:Magic Johnson
3657:
3656:
3655:
3652:
3644:
3643:Emory Sparrow
3638:
3637:Spunk Sparrow
3634:
3629:
3628:Clear rewrite
3626:
3622:
3617:
3614:
3613:
3612:
3605:
3601:
3597:
3593:
3591:
3586:
3582:
3578:
3574:
3570:
3568:
3567:Bunny Berigan
3563:
3562:
3561:
3559:
3554:
3544:
3543:MOS:QUOTENAME
3540:
3537:
3533:
3530:
3526:
3525:
3522:
3517:
3514:
3506:
3501:
3497:
3493:
3492:William Henry
3489:
3486:
3484:
3482:
3477:
3474:
3473:
3472:
3468:
3466:
3456:
3452:
3451:
3448:
3440:
3433:
3429:
3425:
3424:
3423:
3421:
3416:
3412:
3404:
3401:
3397:
3393:
3392:
3391:
3389:
3385:
3375:
3374:MOS:LEGALNAME
3371:
3368:
3367:MOS:PSEUDONYM
3364:
3363:
3360:
3355:
3350:
3344:
3340:
3339:Barbara Flynn
3336:
3334:
3333:Barbara Flynn
3329:
3325:
3322:
3318:
3314:
3312:
3307:
3303:
3300:
3296:
3292:
3290:
3285:
3281:
3278:
3274:
3270:
3268:
3267:Courtney Love
3263:
3262:
3261:
3258:
3250:
3242:
3236:
3232:
3228:
3218:
3214:
3211:
3207:
3206:
3203:
3198:
3193:
3187:
3183:
3179:
3175:
3174:
3173:
3166:
3162:
3158:
3154:
3153:
3152:
3150:
3145:
3137:
3133:
3130:
3126:
3125:
3122:
3114:
3112:
3108:
3097:
3091:
3055:
3051:
3049:
3044:
3040:
3036:
3032:
3030:
3025:
3024:
3023:
3019:
3012:
3002:
2998:
2995:
2994:MOS:BIRTHNAME
2991:
2990:
2987:
2980:Changed names
2979:
2977:
2975:
2969:
2958:
2947:
2944:
2938:
2933:
2930:
2929:
2928:
2926:
2916:
2912:
2911:
2908:
2903:
2896:
2895:
2890:
2886:
2882:
2878:
2874:
2870:
2866:
2854:
2853:
2847:
2835:
2834:
2828:
2826:T'ieh-mu-chen
2822:
2818:
2812:
2804:
2796:
2792:
2783:
2779:
2773:
2769:
2767:Chéngjísī Hán
2763:
2755:
2750:
2744:
2735:
2731:
2727:
2715:
2714:
2708:
2704:
2700:
2688:
2687:
2684:
2681:
2673:
2672:MOS:NICKCRUFT
2669:
2668:
2665:
2657:
2656:Richard Nixon
2653:
2649:
2646:
2642:
2634:
2633:
2632:
2630:
2626:
2622:
2618:
2608:
2604:
2603:
2600:
2592:
2588:
2584:
2580:
2577:
2573:
2569:
2566:
2562:
2558:
2557:
2556:
2548:
2544:
2543:
2540:
2535:
2532:
2524:
2522:
2520:
2510:
2506:
2495:
2491:
2490:
2489:
2481:
2468:
2411:
2407:
2403:
2402:
2401:
2399:
2390:
2386:
2384:
2379:
2378:
2377:
2368:
2364:
2363:
2360:
2353:First mention
2352:
2350:
2347:
2343:
2339:
2335:
2331:
2318:
2312:
2306:
2304:
2298:
2292:
2290:
2284:
2283:
2282:
2271:
2265:
2255:
2251:
2250:
2247:
2242:
2236:
2232:
2228:
2224:
2220:
2219:
2218:
2216:
2212:
2202:
2198:
2197:
2194:
2189:
2187:
2181:
2175:
2171:
2164:
2160:
2150:
2146:
2145:
2142:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2123:
2113:
2106:
2104:
2100:
2096:
2092:
2088:
2084:
2080:
2076:
2072:
2068:
2061:
2060:
2057:word-initial
2054:
2049:
2047:
2046:Dorothy Diane
2043:
2038:
2035:
2029:
2024:
2022:
2016:
2012:
2007:
2004:
1999:
1997:
1991:
1986:
1985:
1984:
1981:
1979:
1971:
1967:
1965:
1961:
1960:
1959:
1957:
1956:Names section
1947:
1946:MOS:BIOEXCEPT
1943:
1942:
1939:
1931:
1929:
1927:
1923:
1917:
1915:
1911:
1907:
1901:
1896:
1892:
1882:
1878:
1875:
1871:
1870:
1867:
1859:
1854:
1853:
1848:
1847:
1842:
1839:
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1832:
1828:
1824:
1820:
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1815:
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1780:
1776:
1772:
1771:
1767:
1766:
1765:
1760:
1750:
1746:
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:
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1649:
1645:
1641:
1640:
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1634:
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1613:
1611:
1610:
1606:
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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:
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1380:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
782:
776:
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761:
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743:
740:
735:
734:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
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657:
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538:
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501:
500:Record charts
498:
496:
495:Music samples
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492:
491:
490:
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458:
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423:
422:
417:
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411:
404:
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386:
381:By topic area
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249:Pronunciation
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167:Accessibility
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