Template:Infobox person

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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        = <!-- include middle initial -->
| image       = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| bio1        = 
| nationality = 
| known_for   = 
| occupation  = 
}}

Blank template with all parameters

{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix          = 
| name                      = <!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name -->
| honorific_suffix          = 
| native_name               = 
| native_name_lang          = 
| image                     = <!-- just the name, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| image_size                = 
| alt                       = 
| caption                   = 
| bio1                      = 
| bio2                      = 
| bio3                      = 
| bio4                      = 
| residence                 = 
| nationality               =
| other_names               = 
| education                 = 
| alma_mater                =
| occupation                = 
| employer                  = 
| organization              = 
| known_for                 = 
| notable_works             =
| interests                 =
| experise                  =
| title                     = 
| awards                    = 
| module                    = 
| module2                   = 
| module3                   = 
| module4                   = 
| module5                   = 
| module6                   = 
| website                   = <!-- {{URL|Example.com}} -->
| email                     =
| twitter                   =
| irc                       =
| email                     =
| skype                     =
| linkedin                  =
| blog                      =
| footnotes                 = 
| box_width                 = 
}}

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
honorific_prefix	To appear on the line above the person's name
name	Common name of person (defaults to article name if left blank; provide birth_name (below) if different from name). If middle initials are specified (or implied) by the lede of the article, and are not specified seperately in the birth_name field, include them here.
honorific_suffix	To appear on the line below the person's name
native_name	The person's name in their own language, if different.
native_name_lang	Wikipedia:ISO 639-2 code e.g. "fre" or "fra" for French.
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 Wikipedia:Template:WPBiography on the talkpage. If no image is available yet, do not use an image placeholder.
image_size (imagesize)	Size to display image: 200px (set width), x300px (set height), or 200x300px (max width & max height). This defaults to frameless (default is 220px, but logged in users can change this by clicking on "my preferences" and adjusting thumbnail size) if empty or omitted. This parameter should not normally need to be set.
alt	Alt text for image, for visually impaired readers. One word (such as "photograph") is rarely sufficient. See Wikipedia:WP:ALT.
caption	Caption for image, if needed. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
birth_name	Name at birth; only use if different from name.
bio1, bio2, bio3, bio4	4 paragraphs that can be used for the biography.
residence	Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birth place. Do not use a flag template.
nationality	Nationality. May be used instead of citizenship (below) or vice versa in cases where any confusion could result. Should only be used with citizenship when they somehow differ. Should only be used if nationality cannot be inferred from the birthplace. Do not use a flag template.
education	Education, e.g. degree, institution and graduation year, if relevant. If very little information is available or relevant, the alma_mater parameter may be more appropriate.
alma_mater	Wikipedia:Alma mater. This parameter is a more concise alternative to education, and will most often simply consist of the linked name of the last-attended higher education institution. It is usually not relevant to included either parameter for non-graduates, but article talk page consensus may conclude otherwise, as at Wikipedia:Bill Gates.
occupation	Occupation(s) as given in the lead.
employer	Employer(s), if relevant.
organization	Non-employing organization(s), if relevant.
notable_works	Title(s) of notable work(s) (publications, compositions, sculptures, films, etc.) by the subject, if any.
title	Multiple uses: Formal title, such as First Lady of Japan for Wikipedia:Akie Abe. Awarded title, such as Mr. Olympia for Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger. Job title, such as President of Calvin College for Wikipedia:Anthony Diekema. A combination of the above, such as Professor of Mathematics and Wikipedia:Fellow of the Royal Society for Bill Parry See also "awards" parameter, below, for awarded honors that are not really titles. A single award should not use both parameters.
awards	Notable awards. If many, link to an appropriate section of the article instead. See also "title" parameter, above, for awarded titles. A single award should not use both parameters.
module module2 module3 module4 module5 module6	Used for embedding other infoboxes into this one.
website	Official website only. Unofficial websites should be placed under ==External links== in the body of the article. Use {{URL}} as in {{URL|Example.com}}. Do not include the www. part unless the server is misconfigured and requires it. Use Wikipedia:camel case capitalization to make multiword domain names easier to read.
footnotes	Notes about any of the infobox data.
box_width	The infobox width, such as: box_width=220px (default: 22em). A space character between the number and the unit of measurement breaks the parameter. This parameter should not normally need to be set.

Examples

Lars Kurth
Lars Kurth
Occupation	Xen.org Community Manager
Biography	Lars Kurth joined Citrix in 2011 where he works as community manager for Xen.org. He is a passionate open source enthusiast who worked with and for many open source communities over the years and contributed to GCC, Eclipse, Symbian and Xen.
	Lars is an IT generalist with 17 years of industry experience in infrastructure, cloud, tools and mobile industries working at ARM, Citrix, Nokia and the Symbian Foundation. Lars has spoken at OSCON, Øredev, LinuxCon, EclipseCon, Scale and other conferences.
Nationality	German
Email	lars dot kurth at xen dot org
Twitter	lars_kurth
IRC	lars_kurth @ freenode
LinkedIn	larskurth
Blog	Tales from the Community

{{Infobox person
| name              = Lars Kurth
| image             = larsk.jpg
| caption           = Lars Kurth 
| nationality       = German
| occupation        = Xen.org Community Manager
| bio1              = Lars Kurth joined Citrix in 2011 where he works as community manager for Xen.org. 
                      He is a passionate open source enthusiast who worked with and for many open source 
                      communities over the years and contributed to GCC, Eclipse, Symbian and Xen. 
| bio2              = Lars is an IT generalist with 17 years of industry experience in infrastructure, cloud, 
                      tools and mobile industries working at ARM, Citrix, Nokia and the Symbian Foundation. 
                      Lars has spoken at OSCON, Øredev, LinuxCon, EclipseCon, Scale and other conferences. 
| email             = lars dot kurth at xen dot org
| twitter           = [https://twitter.com/lars_kurth lars_kurth]
| irc               = lars_kurth @ freenode
| linkedin          = [http://www.linkedin.com/in/larskurth larskurth]
| blog              = [http://talesfromthecommunity.wordpress.com/ Tales from the Community]
| box_width         = 400px 
}}

See also

Alternative templates are listed at WikiProject Biography/Infoboxes and within the people infobox templates category.

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