Template:Human name disambiguation
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Usage
This template is designed for use only on disambiguation pages that contain only links to articles for people having the same name. It displays a notice on the page and includes it in the Category:Human name disambiguation pages, a subcategory of Category:Disambiguation pages. It is similar in function to the {{Disambiguation}}
template, which is used on general purpose disambiguation pages. Examples:
- For a disambiguation page containing only human names (i.e. given name and surname such as "Max Weber"), add (at bottom of page):
{{Human name disambiguation}}
- For a disambiguation page containing other entries besides human names, do not use the
{{Human name disambiguation}}
template. Instead, use:
{{Disambiguation|human name}}
- The above methods sort the category entries by the page name, so Max Weber (disambiguation) would appear under "M" in Category:Human name disambiguation pages. To list the category entries by surname, add a sort key:
{{Human name disambiguation|Weber, Max}}
- or:
{{Human name disambiguation|name=Weber, Max}}
- generates:
- [[Category:Human name disambiguation pages|Weber, Max]]
- For human name disambiguation pages requiring cleanup, use {{Human name disambiguation cleanup}}.
Choosing the proper template
- A page that lists "Ethan Allen (baseball player)" and "Ethan Allen (furniture company)" should use {{disambiguation|hn}}.
- A page that lists "Jayson L. Smeltsdorf" and "Jayson Q. Smeltsdorf" should use {{Human name disambiguation}}.
- A page that lists only people with the given name "Jayson" should use {{given name}}.
- A page that lists only people with the surname "Smeltsdorf" should use {{surname}}.
- A page that lists people with the given name or surname "Peyman" should use
{{given name|type=both}}
.
See also
- {{Hospital disambiguation}} for hospitals or medical centers – Category:Hospital disambiguation pages
- {{Mathematical disambiguation}} for mathematics titles – Category:Mathematics disambiguation pages
- {{Place name disambiguation}} for place names – Category:Place name disambiguation pages
- {{School disambiguation}} for educational institutions – Category:Educational institution disambiguation pages
Templatedata
Displays notice that the page is a disambiguation page for a name
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nocat | nocat | Stops the template from categorizing the page
| Boolean | optional |
Name | name | Name to be shown in the template
| Content | suggested |