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Human

Basic biographical details

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	Marie Curie <instance of> human	-
image	P18	Commons media file	illustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image)	Langston Hughes <image> LangstonHughes crop.jpg	-
video	P10	Commons media file	video: relevant video. For images, use the property P18. For film trailers, qualify with "object has role" (P3831)="trailer" (Q622550)	Barack Obama <video> 2016 State of the Union Address – Barack Obama Presidential Library.webm	-
signature	P109	Commons media file	signature: image of a person's signature	Mazie Hirono <signature> Mkh-sig.gif	-
birth name	P1477	Monolingual text	name at birth: full name of a person at birth, if different from their current, generally used name	Harriet Tubman <birth name> Araminta Ross (English)	-
name in native language	P1559	Monolingual text	name and full name: name of a person in their native language	Xi Jinping <name in native language> 习近平 (Chinese)	-
pseudonym	P742	String	pseudonym, stage name and pen name: alias used by someone (for nickname use P1449)	Elton John <pseudonym> Elton John	-
nickname	P1449	Monolingual text	nickname: informal name (for a pseudonym use P742)	Gabriel García Márquez <nickname> Gabo (Spanish)	-
given name	P735	Item	given name: first name or another given name of this person; values used with the property should not link disambiguations nor family names	Imelda Marcos <given name> Imelda	-
family name	P734	Item	family name: part of full name of person	Niccolò Machiavelli <family name> Machiavelli	-
named after	P138	Item	eponym, memorial society and namesakes: entity or event that inspired the subject's name, or namesake (in at least one language). Qualifier "applies to name" (P5168) can be used to indicate which one	Phillis Whetley <named after> The Phillis	-
date of birth	P569	Point in time	date of birth: date on which the subject was born	Kajol <date of birth> 5 August 1974	-
date of death	P570	Point in time	date of death: date on which the subject died	Frida Kahlo <date of death> 13 July 1954	-
place of birth	P19	Item	place of birth, maternity hospital and unknown birth place: most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) birth location of a person, animal or fictional character	Joan of Arc <place of birth> Domrémy-la-Pucelle	-
place of death	P20	Item	place of death: most specific known (e.g. city instead of country, or hospital instead of city) death location of a person, animal or fictional character	Akbar <place of death> Fatehpur Sikri	-

Family

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
spouse	P26	Item	spouse: the subject has the object as their spouse (husband, wife, partner, etc.). Use "unmarried partner" (P451) for non-married companions	Denis Thatcher <spouse> Margaret Thatcher	spouse
father	P22	Item	father: male parent of the subject. For stepfather, use "stepparent" (P3448)	Otto I the Great <father> Henry I the Fowler	child
mother	P25	Item	mother: female parent of the subject. For stepmother, use "stepparent" (P3448)	Augustine of Hippo <mother> Monica of Hippo	child
sibling	P3373	Item	sibling: the subject and the object have at least one common parent (brother, sister, etc. including half-siblings); use "relative" (P1038) for siblings-in-law (brother-in-law, sister-in-law, etc.) and step-siblings (step-brothers, step-sisters, etc.)	William James <sibling> Henry James	sibling
child	P40	Item	child: subject has object as child. Do not use for stepchildren—use "relative" (P1038), qualified with "type of kinship" (P1039)	Thutmose III <child> Amenemhat	parent
relative	P1038	Item	kinship: family member (qualify with "kinship to subject", P1039; for direct family member please use specific property)	Cao Cao <relative> He Yan	relative
stepparent	P3448	Item	stepparent: subject has the object as their stepparent	Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach <stepparent> Anna Magdalena Bach	-
godparent	P1290	Item	godparent: person who is the godparent of a given person	Barry Bonds <godparent> Willie Mays	-
unmarried partner	P451	Item	cohabitor: someone with whom the person is in a relationship without being married. Use "spouse" (P26) for married couples	Édith Piaf <unmarried partner> Louis Gérardin	unmarried partner
number of children	P1971	Quantity	number of children of the person	Antonin Scalia <number of children> 9	-
has pet	P1429	Item	pet: pet that a person owns	Mulan <has pet> Cri-Kee	-

Gender and sexuality

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
sex or gender	P21	Item	sex of humans: sex or gender identity of human or animal. For human: male, female, non-binary, intersex, transgender female, transgender male, agender, etc. For animal: male organism, female organism. Groups of same gender use subclass of (P279)	Alexander the Great <sex or gender> male	-
sexual orientation	P91	Item	sexual orientation: the sexual orientation of the person relative to their declared gender — use ONLY IF they have stated it themselves, unambiguously, or it has been widely agreed upon by historians after their death	Rock Hudson <sexual orientation> homosexuality	-
personal pronoun	P6553	Lexeme	personal pronouns: personal pronoun(s) this person goes by	Laverne Cox <personal pronoun> she	-

Race, ethnicity, and nationality

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
ethnic group	P172	Item	ethnic group: subject's ethnicity (consensus is that a VERY high standard of proof is needed for this field to be used. In general this means 1) the subject claims it themselves, or 2) it is widely agreed on by scholars, or 3) is fictional and portrayed as such)	Martin Luther King Jr. <ethnic group> African Americans	-
native language	P103	Item	first language: language or languages a person has learned from early childhood	Nelson Mandela <native language> Xhosa	-
languages spoken, written or signed	P1412	Item	language proficiency: language(s) that a person or a people speaks, writes or signs, including the native language(s)	Zitkala-Sa <languages spoken, written or signed> Sioux	-
writing language	P6886	Item	language in which the writer has written their work	Joseph Conrad <writing language> English	-
country of citizenship	P27	Item	national citizenship: the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen	Pelé <country of citizenship> Brazil	-
residence	P551	Item	residence, domicile and hometown: the place where the person is or has been, resident	Madonna <residence> Lisbon	-
ancestral home	P66	Item	ancestral home and ancestral home in China: place of origin for ancestors of subject	Sun Yat-sen <ancestral home> Dongguan	-

Religion and philosophy

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
religion or worldview	P140	Item	religion, religious identity, religious movement, doxastic attitude and religion or world view: religion of a person, organization or religious building, or associated with this subject	Rainn Wilson <religion or worldview> Baháʼí Faith	-
religious order	P611	Item	monastic order: order of monks or nuns to which an individual or religious house belongs	Héloïse d’Argenteuil <religious order> Nuns of the order of Saint Benedict	-
religious name	P1635	Monolingual text	religious name: name taken or used as a member of a religious community	Ngô Đình Diệm <religious name> Jean-Baptiste Ngô Đình Diệm (Vietnamese)	-
possessed by spirit	P4292	Item	spirit possession: item which is spiritually possessing this item	Regan MacNeil <possessed by spirit> Pazuzu	-
place of devotion	P5873	Item	place of devotion: place where a religious devotion was practiced and for which this devotional image (or text) was produced	Saint Matthias <place of devotion> Saint Matthias	-
canonization status	P411	Item	canonization status: Formal stage in the process of attaining sainthood per the subject's religious organization	Teresa of Ávila <canonization status> saint	-
feast day	P841	Item	saint's principal feast day	Robert Bellarmine <feast day> September 17	-
movement	P135	Item	cultural movement: literary, artistic, scientific or philosophical movement or scene associated with this person or work. For political ideologies use P1142.	Plato <movement> Platonism	-
influenced by	P737	Item	social influence: this person, idea, etc. is informed by that other person, idea, etc., e.g. “Heidegger was influenced by Aristotle”	Frantz Fanon <influenced by> Jean-Paul Sartre	-

Politics

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
member of political party	P102	Item	political party and member of political party: the political party of which a person is or has been a member or otherwise affiliated	Shirley Chisholm <member of political party> Democratic Party	-
political ideology	P1142	Item	political ideology: political ideology of an organization or person or of a work (such as a newspaper)	Marco Rubio <political ideology> fiscal conservatism	-
political alignment	P1387	Item	political alignment: political position within the left–right political spectrum	Jean-Marie Le Pen <political alignment> far-right	-

Education and occupation

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
occupation	P106	Item	occupation, profession and by occupation or profession: occupation of a person; see also "field of work" (Property:P101), "position held" (Property:P39)	Albert Einstein <occupation> theoretical physicist	-
employer	P108	Item	employer: person or organization for which the subject works or worked	Grace Hopper <employer> Eckert–Mauchly Computer Corporation	-
net worth	P2218	Quantity	net worth: totality of wealth possessed by a person	Bill Gates <net worth> 96,500,000,000 United States dollar	-
member of	P463	Item	member and group member: organization, club or musical group to which the subject belongs. Do not use for membership in ethnic or social groups, nor for holding a political position, such as a member of parliament (use P39 for that)	Michelle Williams <member of> Destiny's Child	-
position held	P39	Item	mandate, position, political coalition, by position held, public office and historical position: subject currently or formerly holds the object position or public office	Atahualpa <position held> Sapa Inca	officeholder
student of	P1066	Item	teacher: person who has taught this person	Darth Vader <student of> Palpatine	student
student	P802	Item	student: notable student(s) of the subject individual	Chuck Norris <student> Robert Wall	student of
educated at	P69	Item	alma mater: educational institution attended by subject	Mohammed bin Salman <educated at> King Saud University	-
academic degree	P512	Item	academic degree: academic degree that the person holds	John Paul II <academic degree> Doctor of Divinity	-
doctoral advisor	P184	Item	doctoral advisor: person who supervised the doctorate or PhD thesis of the subject	Slavoj Žižek <doctoral advisor> Jacques-Alain Miller	doctoral student
Erdős number	P2021	Quantity	Erdős number: the "collaborative distance" between mathematician Paul Erdős and another person. Use point in time (P585) as qualifier and should be used with a source.	Niels Bohr <Erdős number> 4	-
field of work	P101	Item	field of work: specialization of a person or organization; see P106 for the occupation	Narendra Modi <field of work> politics	-

Military

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
military branch	P241	Item	military branch: branch to which this military unit, award, office, or person belongs, e.g. Royal Navy	John Paul Jones <military branch> Continental Navy	-
conflict	P607	Item	violent conflict: battles, wars or other military engagements in which the person or item participated	Forrest Gump <conflict> Vietnam War	-

Body, health, and medicine

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
manner of death	P1196	Item	manner of death: general circumstances of a person's death; e.g. natural causes, accident, suicide, homicide, etc. Use 'cause of death' (P509) for the specific physiological mechanism, e.g. heart attack, trauma, pneumonia etc.	Sitting Bull <manner of death> homicide	-
cause of death	P509	Item	cause of death: underlying or immediate cause of death. Underlying cause (e.g. car accident, stomach cancer) preferred. Use 'manner of death' (P1196) for broadest category, e.g. natural causes, accident, homicide, suicide	Elizabeth Glaser <cause of death> death from AIDS-related complications	-
place of burial	P119	Item	grave, location of burial and inferred from place of burial: location of grave, resting place, place of ash-scattering, etc. (e.g., town/city or cemetery) for a person or animal. There may be several places: e.g., re-burials, parts of body buried separately.	Steve Irwin <place of burial> Australia Zoo	-
medical condition	P1050	Item	health problem and physiological condition: any state relevant to the health of an organism, including diseases and positive conditions	Selena Gomez <medical condition> systemic lupus erythematosus	-
hair color	P1884	Item	human hair color: person's hair color. Use P585 as qualifier if there's more than one value	Tintin <hair color> red hair	-
eye color	P1340	Item	eye color: color of the irises of a person's eyes	Céline Dion <eye color> light brown	-
lifestyle	P1576	Item	lifestyle: typical way of life of an individual, group, or culture	Snoop Dogg <lifestyle> cannabis culture	-
blood type	P1853	Item	blood type: blood type of the human or animal	Ichiro Suzuki <blood type> B	-
owned by	P127	Item	proprietor, property and owned by: owner of the subject	Sally Hemings <owned by> Thomas Jefferson	owner of

Athletics

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
country for sport	P1532	Item	nationality for sports: country a person or a team represents when playing a sport	Jim Thorpe <country for sport> United States of America	-
sport	P641	Item	type of sport and sport: sport that the subject participates or participated in or is associated with	Althea Gibson <sport> tennis	-
sports discipline competed in	P2416	Item	sports discipline: discipline an athlete competed in within a sport	Eileen Gu <sports discipline competed in> slopestyle	-
handedness	P552	Item	handedness: handedness of the person	Sachin Tendulkar <handedness> right-handedness	-
footedness	P8006	Item	footedness: dominant foot or preferred stance of this person	Muhammad Ali <footedness> orthodox stance	-
position played on team / speciality	P413	Item	position: position or specialism of a player on a team	Charles Barkley <position played on team / speciality> power forward	-
member of sports team	P54	Item	sports team: sports teams or clubs that the subject represents or represented	Ernie Banks <member of sports team> Chicago Cubs	-
league	P118	Item	sports league: league in which team or player plays or has played in	Ashley Young <league> Premier League	-
sport number	P1618	String	uniform number: number worn on a player's (competitor's) uniform, equipment, etc	Sue Bird <sport number> 10	-
mass	P2067	Quantity	mass: mass (in colloquial usage also known as weight) of the item	Kamaru Usman <mass> 77 kilogram	-
height	P2048	Quantity	height, human height and body length: vertical length of an entity	Marta <height> 162 centimeter	-
head coach	P286	Item	coach: on-field manager or head coach of a sports club (not to be confused with a general manager P505, which is not a coaching position) or person	Michael Phelps <head coach> Bob Bowman	coach of sports team

Criminality

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
convicted of	P1399	Item	conviction: crime a person was convicted of	Lionel Messi <convicted of> tax fraud	-
charge	P1595	Item	criminal charge: offence with which someone is charged, at a trial	Jeffrey Epstein <charge> sex trafficking	-
killed by	P157	Item	murderer and executioner: person who killed the subject	Abraham Lincoln <killed by> John Wilkes Booth	-
investigated by	P1840	Item	person or organization involved in investigation of the item	Adolf Eichmann <investigated by> Georg Konrad Morgen	-
place of detention	P2632	Item	prison: place where this person is or was detained	Irma Grese <place of detention> Penitentiary Celle	-
number of victims of killer	P1345	Quantity	people killed by the subject, both legal and illegal	Yoo Young-chul <number of victims of killer> 20	-

Internet profile

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
eBay username	P7590	External identifier	item's username on eBay	David J. Wright <eBay username> problemsmith	-
GitHub username	P2037	External identifier	username of this project, person or organization on GitHub	Linus Torvalds <GitHub username> torvalds	-
Pinterest username	P3836	External identifier	username of the Pinterest account of a person or an organization	Michelle Obama <Pinterest username> michelleobama	-
Quora username	P4411	External identifier	username of an individual or organisation, on the Quora website	Jennifer Lawrence <Quora username> Jennifer-Lawrence-144	-
Reddit username	P4265	External identifier	redditor: username on the social news website Reddit	Macaulay Culkin <Reddit username> MacaulayCulkinAMA	-
TikTok username	P7085	External identifier	this item's username on TikTok; do not include the “@” symbol	CeeLo Green <TikTok username> ceelogreen	-
Twitter (X) username	P2002	External identifier	X account: this item's username on X (formerly Twitter); do not include the “@” symbol	Kate Bush <Twitter (X) username> KateBushMusic	-

Identifiers

Wikidata:WikiProject Biographical Identifiers is the usual place for managing biographical identifiers.

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
VIAF ID	P214	External identifier	VIAF ID: identifier for the Virtual International Authority File database [format: up to 22 digits]	Murasaki Shikibu <VIAF ID> 95154208	-
Library of Congress authority ID	P244	External identifier	Library of Congress Linked Data Service: Library of Congress name authority (persons, families, corporate bodies, events, places, works and expressions) and subject authority identifier [Format: 1-2 specific letters followed by 8-10 digits (see regex). For manifestations, use P1144]	Phillis Whetley <Library of Congress authority ID> n50016726	-

List of other WikiProjects with data models

Consider these other WikiProjects which may have more developed data models for certain demographics of people.

• Wikidata:WikiProject Biographical Identifiers
• Wikidata:WikiProject Names
• Wikidata:WikiProject Virtual Twins
• Wikidata:WikiProject Occupations and professions
• Wikidata:WikiProject Women
• Wikidata:WikiProject Men

See also

• Wikidata:List of properties/human/Wikidata property for items about people or organisations/human