Talk:Johnston (surname)
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first attempt - Wikidata query supporting updates in Feb 2024
[edit]Query syntax
[edit]#People sharing the surname Johnston
SELECT ?person ?personLabel ?article WHERE { ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 . # human ?person wdt:P734 wd:Q1565753. ?article schema:about ?person . ?article schema:isPartOf <https://en.wikipedia.org/>. SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en" } }
--User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 04:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
second attempt - Wikidata query supporting updates in Feb 2024
[edit]This returns significantly more info. The output can be reformatted in a spreadsheet program to assist in editing in source editing mode.
#People sharing the surname Johnston #retrieving wikipedia article #ordered by article link SELECT ?person ?article ?DOB ?DOD ?DESC WHERE { ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5 . # human ?person wdt:P734 wd:Q1565753 . ?article schema:about ?person . ?article schema:isPartOf <https://en.wikipedia.org/>. OPTIONAL {?person wdt:P569 ?DOB } OPTIONAL {?person wdt:P570 ?DOD } OPTIONAL {?person schema:description ?DESC} FILTER(LANG(?DESC) = "en") } ORDER BY ?article
--User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 21:35, 10 February 2024 (UTC)