Template:Infobox businessperson/doc

Infobox businessperson is WikiPartner's standard infobox for entrepreneurs, founders, executives, investors, industrialists, business leaders, company owners, and other notable people whose career is mainly connected with business.

Use this template for individual people. Companies and commercial organizations should use Template:Infobox company or the appropriate organization infobox.

All parameters are optional. Add only information supported by reliable sources. Empty fields are automatically hidden.

Adding this template to an article also generates WikiPartner Person structured data. The person's business profession, job title, employer, company or organization affiliations, education, awards, official website, and image may be represented automatically when suitable information is supplied.

Short usage

Use this version for most businessperson articles.

{{Infobox businessperson
| name =
| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality =
| occupation =
| known_for =
| industry =
| title =
| company =
| founder =
| awards =
| website =
}}

Full usage

Use this version when more information is available. Remove parameters that are not needed.

{{Infobox businessperson
| name =
| native_name =
| other_name =
| birth_name =

| image =
| image_alt =
| caption =

| birth_date =
| birth_date_iso =
| birth_place =

| death_date =
| death_date_iso =
| death_place =

| nationality =
| citizenship =

| occupation =
| years_active =

| known_for =
| industry =

| title =
| company =
| organization =
| employer =

| founder =
| board_memberships =
| investments =

| education =
| alma_mater =

| awards =

| spouse =
| partner =
| children =
| relatives =

| website =
}}

Examples

The examples below show both the wikitext entered by an editor and the finished WikiPartner infobox.

Portrait images are not included so the documentation does not depend on particular uploaded photographs.

Technology entrepreneur — Bill Gates

Wikitext

{{Infobox businessperson
| name = Bill Gates
| occupation = Businessperson; software developer; philanthropist
| industry = Technology; software
| known_for = Co-founding Microsoft
| title = Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
| company = Microsoft
| organization = Gates Foundation; Breakthrough Energy
| founder = Microsoft
| website = https://www.gatesnotes.com/
}}

Rendered infobox

Bill Gates

Businessperson; software developer; philanthropist

Occupation

Businessperson; software developer; philanthropist

Known for

Co-founding Microsoft

Industry

Technology; software

Title

Co-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation

Companies

Microsoft

Organizations

Gates Foundation; Breakthrough Energy

Founded

Microsoft

Website

Official website

Entrepreneur — Sara Blakely

Wikitext

{{Infobox businessperson
| name = Sara Blakely
| occupation = Entrepreneur; businessperson
| industry = Fashion; apparel
| known_for = Founding Spanx
| title = Founder
| company = Spanx
| founder = Spanx
}}

Rendered infobox

Sara Blakely

Entrepreneur; businessperson

Occupation

Entrepreneur; businessperson

Known for

Founding Spanx

Industry

Fashion; apparel

Title

Founder

Companies

Spanx

Founded

Spanx

Industrialist — Henry Ford

Wikitext

{{Infobox businessperson
| name = Henry Ford
| birth_date = 30 July 1863
| birth_date_iso = 1863-07-30
| birth_place = Springwells Township, Michigan, United States
| death_date = 7 April 1947
| death_date_iso = 1947-04-07
| death_place = Dearborn, Michigan, United States
| nationality = American
| occupation = Industrialist; businessperson
| industry = Automotive manufacturing
| known_for = Founding Ford Motor Company
| title = Founder; former president
| company = Ford Motor Company
| founder = Ford Motor Company
}}

Rendered infobox

Henry Ford

Industrialist; businessperson

Born

30 July 1863

Birth place

Springwells Township, Michigan, United States

Died

7 April 1947

Death place

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Nationality

American

Occupation

Industrialist; businessperson

Known for

Founding Ford Motor Company

Industry

Automotive manufacturing

Title

Founder; former president

Companies

Ford Motor Company

Founded

Ford Motor Company

Usage notes

Use name for the person's commonly recognized professional name.
Use native_name when the person's name in another writing system is useful.
Use other_name for other widely recognized names.
other_names is accepted as an alias for other_name.
Use birth_name only when different from the commonly used name.
Use image for the person's portrait filename only. Do not include File:....
Use image_alt for short alternative text describing the image.
alt is accepted as an alias for image_alt.
Use only properly licensed images.
Use birth_date and death_date for human-readable dates.
Use birth_date_iso and death_date_iso for structured data.
Accepted ISO date formats are YYYY, YYYY-MM, and YYYY-MM-DD.
occupation defaults to Businessperson.
More specific occupations are preferred when appropriate, such as Entrepreneur, Investor, Executive, Industrialist, Venture capitalist, or Company founder.
Separate multiple occupations with semicolons.
Use years_active for the person's professional business career period when it can be stated clearly.
Use known_for for the main business achievement or activity for which the person is notable.
Keep known_for short.
Use industry for major business sectors such as Technology, Automotive, Finance, Retail, Real estate, Energy, or Fashion.
Separate several industries with semicolons.
Use title for important business titles such as Founder, Chief executive officer, Chair, President, or Managing director.
current_title is accepted as an alias for title.
Do not describe a former executive role as current.
Use company for important companies strongly associated with the person.
companies is accepted as an alias for company.
Do not list every company the person has ever worked with.
Use organization for significant non-company organizations connected with the person's professional work.
Use employer only when there is a genuine employment relationship.
A company founded, invested in, advised, or owned by a person is not automatically their employer.
Use founder for companies or organizations the person actually founded or co-founded.
founder_of is accepted as an alias for founder.
Do not list a company as founded by the person merely because they became its CEO, owner, investor, or chair later.
Use board_memberships for important corporate or organizational boards on which the person has formally served.
boards is accepted as an alias for board_memberships.
Because board positions change, make it clear when a position is former rather than current.
Use investments only for major, well-documented investments important to the person's public business career.
Do not turn investments into a complete investment portfolio.
Use education for relevant educational background.
Use alma_mater for educational institutions attended or graduated from when reliably documented.
Use awards for major business or career awards, not every ranking or minor recognition.
Use family fields only when appropriate to a biographical article and supported by reliable sources.
Use website only for an official personal or professional website.
url is accepted as an alias for website.
Do not include estimated net worth.
Do not include company valuation, share price, stock holdings, salary, executive compensation, or temporary wealth rankings unless an article specifically requires them and reliable historical context is available.
Do not include rumors about investments, acquisitions, exits, board appointments, resignations, or company ownership.
Do not add promotional claims such as visionary, business genius, self-made icon, industry leader, or similar subjective wording.
Leave unused parameters out.
Do not guess company relationships, titles, founder status, investments, board positions, dates, or personal details.
Important information should be supported by reliable sources.

Structured data

WikiPartner represents an individual businessperson as Schema.org Person.

The person's business profession is represented through hasOccupation and Schema.org Occupation.

Business titles may be represented through jobTitle.

A genuine employer may be represented through worksFor.

Significant company and organization associations may be represented through affiliation.

Educational institutions may use alumniOf, and major awards may use award.

The founder field remains visible encyclopedic information on the person's article. Schema.org defines founder on the organization itself, so WikiPartner does not incorrectly attach that property directly to the person's schema.

Fields such as known_for, industry, founder, board_memberships, and investments remain visible information when there is no precise Person-side Schema.org relationship that should be assumed.

TemplateData

WikiPartner's standard infobox for entrepreneurs, founders, executives, investors, industrialists, business leaders, company owners, and other notable businesspeople.

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	`name`	Commonly recognized professional name of the businessperson.	String	optional
Native name	`native_name`	Name in the person's native language or writing system.	String	optional
Other names	`other_name` `other_names`	Other widely recognized names.	String	optional
Birth name	`birth_name`	Name at birth when different from the commonly used name.	String	optional
Image	`image`	Main portrait filename without File markup.	File	optional
Image alternative text	`image_alt` `alt`	Short alternative text describing the portrait.	String	optional
Image caption	`caption`	Short caption displayed below the portrait.	String	optional
Birth date	`birth_date`	Human-readable birth date.	String	optional
Birth date ISO	`birth_date_iso`	Machine-readable birth date in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format.	String	optional
Birth place	`birth_place`	Place where the businessperson was born.	String	optional
Death date	`death_date`	Human-readable death date when applicable.	String	optional
Death date ISO	`death_date_iso`	Machine-readable death date in YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD format.	String	optional
Death place	`death_place`	Place where the businessperson died when applicable.	String	optional
Nationality	`nationality`	Businessperson's nationality when relevant and reliably documented.	String	optional
Citizenship	`citizenship`	Businessperson's citizenship when relevant and reliably documented.	String	optional
Occupation	`occupation`	Professional occupation or occupations. Defaults to Businessperson. Default Businessperson	String	optional
Years active	`years_active`	Period during which the person has been professionally active in business.	String	optional
Known for	`known_for`	Main business achievement or activity for which the person is notable.	String	optional
Industry	`industry`	Major business industry or industries associated with the person.	String	optional
Title	`title` `current_title`	Important business title or titles such as Founder, CEO, Chair, or President.	String	optional
Companies	`company` `companies`	Important companies strongly associated with the person's business career.	String	optional
Organizations	`organization`	Significant non-company organizations associated with the person's professional work.	String	optional
Employer	`employer`	Organization or organizations for which the person genuinely works.	String	optional
Founded	`founder` `founder_of`	Companies or organizations actually founded or co-founded by the person.	String	optional
Board memberships	`board_memberships` `boards`	Important corporate or organizational boards on which the person has formally served.	String	optional
Investments	`investments`	Major well-documented investments important to the person's public business career.	String	optional
Education	`education`	Relevant educational background.	String	optional
Alma mater	`alma_mater`	Educational institutions attended or graduated from.	String	optional
Awards	`awards`	Major business or career awards received by the person.	String	optional
Spouse	`spouse`	Spouse when appropriate and reliably documented.	String	optional
Partner	`partner`	Long-term partner when appropriate and reliably documented.	String	optional
Children	`children`	Children when appropriate and reliably documented.	String	optional
Relatives	`relatives`	Notable relatives when relevant to the person's biography.	String	optional
Website	`website` `url`	Official personal or professional website.	URL	optional