Template:InfoBoxPerson/doc

For an infobox for fictional characters, see Template:InfoBoxCharacter.

{{InfoBoxPerson}} may be used to summarize information about a particular person, usually at the top of an article.

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

name
Personal
Born	birth_name birth_date
Died	death_date
Other names	other_names
Professional
Occupation(s)	occupation
BattleTech Related
Years active	years_active
Known for	known_for

{{InfoBoxPerson
| name          = <!-- defaults to article title when left blank -->
| image         = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| alt           = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption       = <!-- if relevant -->
| birth_name    = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birthdate     = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. -->
| death_date    = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
| other_names   = <!-- if relevant -->
| occupation    = <!-- if relevant -->
| years_active  = <!-- if known -->
| known_for     = <!-- if relevant -->
}}

Blank template with all parameters

name
Personal
Born	birth_name birth_date birth_place
Died	death_date death_place
Other names	other_names
Siglum/Monogram	siglum
Nationality	nationality
Citizenship	citizenship
Professional
Education	education
Alma mater	alma_mater
Occupation(s)	occupation
Employer(s)	employer
Title(s)	title
Website	website
BattleTech Related
Years active	years_active
Known for	known_for
Work(s)	works
Credit(s)	credits
User on BTW	sarnaname
User on BT Forums	btforumhandle
In-universe persona	btpersona

{{InfoBoxPerson
| name          = <!-- defaults to article title when left blank -->
| image         = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| alt           = <!-- as needed -->
| caption       = <!-- as needed -->
| birth_name    = <!-- only use if different from name -->
| birth_date    = <!-- {{Birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} for living people supply only the year with {{Birth year and age|YYYY}} unless the exact date is already widely published. For people who have died, use {{Birth date|YYYY|MM|DD}}. -->
| birth_place   = <!-- if known --> 
| death_date    = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
| death_place   = <!-- if known --> 
| other_names   = <!-- as needed -->
| siglum        = <!-- as needed -->
| nationality   = <!-- if known --> 
| citizenship   = <!-- if known -->
| education     = <!-- if known -->
| alma_mater    = <!-- if known -->
| occupation    = <!-- if relevant -->
| employer      = <!-- if relevant -->
| title         = <!-- if relevant -->
| website       = <!-- if known -->
| signature     = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing [[brackets]] -->
| years_active  = <!-- if relevant -->
| known_for     = <!-- brief description of why the person is notable. -->
| works         = <!-- intended to be normally used to link to the category or the listing on the page -->
| credits       = <!-- intended to be normally used to link to the category or the listing on the page -->
| sarnaname     = <!-- if known -->
| btforumhandle = <!-- if known -->
| btpersona     = <!-- if known -->
}}

Parameters

Parameter	Explanation
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 lead of the article, and are not specified separately in the |birth_name= parameter, include them here. Do not put honorifics or alternative names in this parameter. There are separate parameters for these things, covered below.
image	Image name: abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc., without the File: or Image: prefix.
image_upright	Scales the image thumbnail from its default size by the given factor. Values less than 1 scale the image down (0.9 = 90%) and values greater than 1 scale the image up (1.15 = 115%).
landscape	Set to yes when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.
alt	Descriptive alternative text for images or alt text for the image, for visually impaired readers. One word (such as photograph) is rarely sufficient. Do not copy-paste the value of "caption" into this parameter.
caption	Image caption, if any; in particular, please provide a date here for the image if at all possible
birth_name	Name at birth; only use if different from |name=.
birth_date	Date of birth: Use {{birth date and age}} (if living) or {{birth date}} (if dead). See template's page for details on usage. If only a year of birth is known, or age as of a certain date, consider using {{birth year and age}} or {{birth based on age as of date}}. Supply only the year unless the exact date is already widely published. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{birth year and age}} or a similar option.
birth_place	Place of birth: city, administrative region, country. Use the name of the birthplace at the time of birth, e.g.: Saigon (prior to 1976) or Ho Chi Minh City (post-1976). Do not use a flag template, coat of arms, or other icon. Omit unnecessary or redundant details. For example, it is not necessary to state: New York City, New York, United States when New York City, U.S. conveys essentially the same information more concisely. Country name should be visible (not just in a link target). Well-known countries should generally not be linked, but historical and less-well-known countries can be. For subsequent places (of death, etc.) it is not necessary to repeat jurisdictional details or links for the same place name.
death_date	Date of death: Use {{death date and age}} (if birth date is known) or {{death date}} (if birth date unknown). See template's page for details on usage. If exact dates are unknown, consider using {{death year and age}}. The templates mentioned in this paragraph emit metadata indicating the date is in the Gregorian calendar; if the date is in the Julian calendar, do not use these templates, just write the date.
death_place	Place of death: city, administrative region, country.  (See |birth_place=, above, for instructions on how to use this parameter, including: no flag templates, inappropriate linking, redundancy, anachronisms, "country" definitions, etc.)
other_names	Other notable names for the person, if different from |name=. This can include stage names, maiden/married names, nicknames, pen names, etc.
siglum	Siglum or monogram, a text shortcut (often formed from the initials of the name, with variations) used to sign work, if relevant.
nationality	Designated for legal nationality, not to be confused with ethnicity.
citizenship	Country of legal citizenship or nationality. Rarely needed - omit if the same as birth country. Also see |birth_place=, above, for instructions on how to use this parameter, including: no flag templates, inappropriate linking, anachronisms, "country" definitions, etc.
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	Alma mater. This parameter is a more concise alternative to (not addition to) |education=, and will often consist of the linked name of the last-attended institution of higher education (not secondary schools). It is usually not relevant to include either parameter for non-graduates.
occupation	Occupation(s) as given in the lead. Use list markup for three or more entries, e.g. with {{flatlist}}. Please observe sentence case and capitalise only the first letter of the first item; e.g.: Writer game designer voice actor
employer	Employer(s), if relevant.
title	Multiple uses: Formal title, Awarded title Job title A combination of the above For multiple entries, use an inline list.
website homepage	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 display the www. part unless the site requires it.
years_active	Date range in years during which the subject was active in their principal occupation(s) and/or other activity for which they are notable. Use the format 1950–2000, or 1970–present if still active. Date ranges always use an en dash, not hyphen. If approximate (circa) dates are known for either or both, put them in the |birthdate= and |died= parameters. Helpful template: {{circa}}.
known_for	A brief description of why the person is notable.
works credits	The |credits= and/or |works= parameters are intended to be normally used to link to the category or the listing on the page
sarnaname	The username of the person in question here on Sarna.net, if applicable
btforumhandle	The username of the person in question on the official BattleTech forum, if applicable
btpersona	The BattleTech character identified with the person in question

Inline lists

Main pages: BattleIntelligence:Manual of Style/Lists § Horizontal lists, and BattleIntelligence:Manual of Style/Lists § Unbulleted lists

Parameters with multiple values should be formatted with inline-list templates.

Horizontal ones include {{hlist}} or {{flatlist}}. In horizontal style, only the first item is capitalized (aside from proper names). This style is best for short items, and few of them. Mid-dots, commas or semicolons are available as separators (use semicolons or mid-dots if any items contain their own commas). For example:

• |parameter_name={{hlist|Foo|bar|baz}} →
  • Foo
  • bar
  • baz
• |parameter_name={{cslist|Foo|bar|baz}} →
  • Foo
  • bar
  • baz
• |parameter_name={{cslist|Foo, fee|bar, bor|baz, biz}} →
  • Foo, fee
  • bar, bor
  • baz, biz

Horizontal list example with {{hlist|Item one|item two|item three}}:

• Item one
• item two
• item three

Vertical templates are {{plainlist}} and {{unbulleted list}} (vertical), use unbulleted, non-indented lists for clean display in infoboxes. Entries may be all sentence case, or all lowercase (aside from proper names) after the first.

This style is best for long items, and longer lists. For long lists of information that may not be of immediate interest but retained for reference, the {{collapsible list}} template can be used; this is not a universally accessible option, so should not be used for key information.

Do not use <br /> markup to create fake lists, as in: Item one<br />item two<br />item three.

Vertical list example:, using {{unbulleted list|Item one|item two|item three}}:

• Item one
• item two
• item three

Example

Michael A. Stackpole
Stackpole at the 2017 Phoenix Comicon
Personal
Born	(1957-11-27) 27 November 1957
Nationality	American
Professional
Occupation(s)	Writer Game designer
Website	stormwolf.com
BattleTech Related
Years active	1988 - Present
Known for	BattleTech Fiction
Work(s)	Category:Works by Michael A. Stackpole
In-universe persona	Gustavus Michaels

{{InfoBoxPerson
| name          = Michael A. Stackpole
| image         = Michael Stackpole by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption       = Stackpole at the 2017 [[w:Phoenix Comicon|Phoenix Comicon]]
| alt           = Picture of Michael Stackpole as he was in 2017 at the Phoenix Comicon
| upright       = 1.5
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1957|11|27|df=yes}}
| nationality   = American
| occupation    = {{ubl|Writer|Game designer}}
| years_active  = 1988 - Present
| known_for     = BattleTech Fiction
| works		= {{cl|Works by Michael A. Stackpole}}
| sarnaname     = <!-- if known -->
| btforumhandle = <!-- if known -->
| btpersona     = [[Gustavus Michaels]]
| homepage      = [http://stormwolf.com stormwolf.com]
}}

Tracking categories

The following categories are used to track errors:

• Category:Pages using InfoboxPerson with unknown parameters (0)