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Biography. 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.
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.
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.
The steps involved in creating a biography page on Wikipedia include researching the subject, gathering reliable sources, creating an account on Wikipedia, and following the guidelines for content creation.
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.
We can use templates to create reusable and customizable content, to save time, and to standardize formatting. With templates, we can change a navigation menu appearing across many pages by editing a single file. We can even use templates to perform calculations or to categorize pages automatically.