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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.
When making any statements about current events, use the "As of" template; for example, "as of April 2011" or "in April 2011". If you're giving a precise date range from the past to the present, as with a living person's age or career, you may use the " Age " template.
The design and content of biographical infoboxes must follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy, as well as infobox and biographical style guideline. All content displayed in this template must adhere to the biographies of living persons policy if applicable.
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Here are some tips on how to write your own biography on Wikipedia. Research: Before you begin writing, do some research to ensure that you meet Wikipedia’s notability guidelines. This means that you must have achieved a level of significance in your field or industry.
English: A simplified version of the instructions page for creating a Wikipedia biography page, including a ticklist of steps to work through and an example page on the reverse with annotations explaining the sections of a page.
Check out this template that teaches you how to create a Wikipedia article from scratch, whatever the subject of the page: biography, company, person, etc.
From conducting thorough research to navigating the intricacies of Wikipedia’s guidelines and formatting, this guide will equip you with the tools and knowledge to successfully write a standout biography on Wikipedia.
This template is used to configure the articles found in the Selected person or Selected biography section found on most Wikipedia Portal main pages. Use it on the article pages that are linked to the Selected person sub-page, e.g. Portal:Foo/Selected person/1.
Wikipedia has three main core policies which are applied to biographies of living people: Writing from a neutral point of view can be difficult. Many people come to Wikipedia to either promote or disparage a topic. While promotion is not tolerated on Wikipedia, disparagement can be cause for litigation against the person introducing the content.