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This page offers guidelines which Wikipedia editors may use to decide if a historical figure should have an article on Wikipedia. In keeping with What Wikipedia is not, articles on people that are only of genealogical interest should not be included. See Wikipeople for a proposed genealogical/biographical dictionary project, and Wikitree for a project that aims to be the family tree of the human race. Wikipedia is not the white pages.

Always notable

 * Recipients of a country's highest military decoration.
 * People who commanded an army or a significant part of an army in combat.
 * Holders of top-level command positions (e.g. Chief of the General Staff).
 * People who are the primary topic of one or more published secondary works.
 * Political figures that held international, national or statewide/provincewide office or were members of a national, state or provincial legislature.

Probably notable
If an historical figure does not meet the above, the below can be used as a guide in determining notability:


 * Recipients of significant military decorations.
 * People who have non-trivial mention in one or more published secondary works (family history and genealogies excluded).
 * See Notability (royalty) for guidelines on including historical figures who were royalty or nobility.
 * See Notability (academics) for guidelines on including historical figures who were academics.

Probably not notable

 * People who are only mentioned in genealogical records or family histories.