Template:Biography-stub

This template identifies a biographical article as a stub and places it in Category:Biography stubs.

Placement

Place the template at the bottom of a biographical article, after the References and External links sections.

Basic usage

{{Biography-stub}}

Specify the subject

Include the required article before the occupation or subject:

{{Biography-stub|an entrepreneur}}

{{Biography-stub|an American author}}

The named parameter subject can also be used:

{{Biography-stub|subject=a British fashion designer}}

Additional note

{{Biography-stub
| subject = an entrepreneur
| note = Additional reliable sources are needed.
}}

The alias details is also supported:

{{Biography-stub
| details = Additional information is welcome.
}}

Custom category sort key

{{Biography-stub|sort=Smith, John}}

Disable automatic category

For demonstrations, documentation and test pages:

{{Biography-stub|nocat=yes}}

Supported parameters

• 1 or subject — person’s type, profession or description
• note or details — optional additional message
• sort — custom category sort key
• nocat=yes — disables automatic categorization

Example article usage

'''John Smith''' is an American entrepreneur and author.

== References ==

<references />

{{Biography-stub|an American entrepreneur}}