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Personal vs private
FYI, "personal life" is very much a fixture of Wikipedia biographical articles. Please do not attempt a wholesale change of biographies without first discussing the issue with others. I would suggest posting at WikiProject Biography and seeing where you get. -- Scjessey (talk) 18:54, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Elaborating on the above, please see the WP article personal life. It states, "A modern person tends to distinguish one's work from one's personal life. It is a person's choices and preferences outside work that define personal life, including one's choice of hobbies, cultural interests, manner of dress, and so on. In particular, what activities one engages in during leisure-time defines a person's personal life." So in the context of a biography about someone known for their work, "personal life" is used to distinguish the subject's life outside their work. For many biographical subjects, their personal life is far from private. --hulmem (talk) 22:09, 12 August 2018 (UTC)