Talk:Johnston (surname)

first attempt - Wikidata query supporting updates in Feb 2024
Link to query

Query syntax
SELECT ?person ?personLabel ?article WHERE { ?person wdt:P31 wd:Q5. # human ?person wdt:P734 wd:Q1565753. ?article schema:about ?person. ?article schema:isPartOf . SERVICE wikibase:label { bd:serviceParam wikibase:language "en" } } --User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 04:52, 7 February 2024 (UTC)
 * 1) People sharing the surname Johnston

second attempt - Wikidata query supporting updates in Feb 2024
This returns significantly more info. The output can be reformatted in a spreadsheet program to assist in editing in source editing mode.

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 . OPTIONAL {?person wdt:P569 ?DOB } OPTIONAL {?person wdt:P570 ?DOD } OPTIONAL {?person schema:description ?DESC} FILTER(LANG(?DESC) = "en") } ORDER BY ?article
 * 1) People sharing the surname Johnston
 * 2) retrieving wikipedia article
 * 3) ordered by article link

--User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 21:35, 10 February 2024 (UTC)