Usage

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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}}
{{Human name disambiguation|Weber, Max}}
or:
{{Human name disambiguation|name=Weber, Max}}
generates:
[[Category:Human name disambiguation pages|Weber, Max]]

Choosing the proper template

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  • 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

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Templatedata

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Displays notice that the page is a disambiguation page for a name

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
nocatnocat

Stops the template from categorizing the page

Default
false
Example
true
Booleanoptional
Namename

Name to be shown in the template

Example
John Doe
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