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Welcome to theassessment department of WikiProject Biography. This department focuses on assessing thequality andpriority of Wikipedia's biography articles. A quality rating estimateshow close an article comes to a professional standard. Thepriority orimportance rating estimates the relative importance of a subject when compared to other biographical articles.; this rating can help project members to prioritise editing work. These quality and priority rating systems were established by theWikipedia 1.0 Editorial Team, and are customised by WikiProject organisers.

An article's rating is set in theclass parameter of the{{WikiProject Biography}} project banner on the article's talk page. Setting theclass value causes the article to be listed in the corresponding sub-categories underCategory:Biography articles by quality, and to lists generated by bots such as.

How can I request an article assessment?

Add it to theassessment request queue below. If you'd like someone to write some constructive feedback about the article, you can request apeer review from editors outside WikiProject Biography. At present,WikiProject Biography's peer review is backlogged.

Who can rate an article?

Anyone can rate a biographical article, but if you revised an article enough to change its potential rating, or if you have aconflict of interest, someone else should review it. A rating higher than B-class requires a more formal review process.

What if I disagree with a rating?

Ask the reviewer what they think the article needs (preferably on the article's talk page). You can also (re)list the article in theassessment request queue, or directly ask a WikiProject Biography member to review it.

Are the ratings subjective?

Reviewers are expected to follow Wikipedia'sarticle quality grading criteria.

How can I begin assessing articles?

See "How to assess an article" below.

B If you have a question not answered here, please feel free to ask on theassessment talk page.

Read the criteria in thequality scale, and determine which grade best reflects the state of the article. If the quality grade you chose differs from the one on the article'stalk page, set the grade by changing theclass parameter for each WikiProject banner, like this:

{{WikiProject Biography |class=Start}}

If the article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography but does not have a{{WikiProject Biography}} banner on its talk page, add the banner.

You can find articles to rate inCategory:Unassessed biography articles. This is a list of talk pages that have a banner with an incomplete assessment.

There's more to article assessment than just quality and priority grades. See{{WikiProject Biography}} for complete instructions.

An article's quality assessment is recorded using the|class= parameter in the {{WikiProject banner shell}}. Articles that have the{{WikiProject Biography}} banner template on their talk page will be added to the appropriate categories by quality.

The following standard grades may be used to describe the quality of mainspace articles (seeWikipedia:Content assessment for assessment criteria):

FA	(forfeatured articlesonly; adds them to theFA-Class biography articles category)		FA
FL	(forfeatured listsonly; adds them to theFL-Class biography articles category)		FL
A	(for articles that passed a formalpeer reviewonly; adds them to theA-Class biography articles category)		A
GA	(forgood articlesonly; adds them to theGA-Class biography articles category)		GA
B	(for articles that satisfy all of theB-Class criteria; adds them to theB-Class biography articles category)		B
C	(for substantial articles; adds them to theC-Class biography articles category)		C
Start	(for developing articles; adds them to theStart-Class biography articles category)		Start
Stub	(for basic articles; adds them to theStub-Class biography articles category)		Stub
List	(forstand-alone lists; adds them to theList-Class biography articles category)		List
NA	(for any other pages where assessment is unwarranted; adds them to theNA-Class biography pages category)		NA
???	(articles for which a valid class has not yet been provided are listed in theUnassessed biography articles category)		???

For non-mainspace content, the following values may be used:

FM	(forfeatured mediaonly; adds them to theFM-Class biography pages category)		FM
Category	(forcategories; adds them to theCategory-Class biography pages category)		Category
Draft	(fordrafts; adds them to theDraft-Class biography pages category)		Draft
File	(forfiles andtimed text; adds them to theFile-Class biography pages category)		File
Project	(forproject pages; adds them to theProject-Class biography pages category)		Project
Template	(fortemplates andmodules; adds them to theTemplate-Class biography pages category)		Template

The following non-standard assessment grades for mainspace content may be used at a WikiProject's discretion:

Thequality rating should be assigned according to thequality scale below.

It is not necessary to add aclass parameter to talk pages that do not correspond to ordinary articles. For categories, disambiguation pages, redirects, etc., the class is implicit.

{{WikiProject Biography}} hasseparate priority parameters for specialised sub-projects and work groups.

{{WikiProject Biography}}-tagged talk pages that have an active general|priority= or|importance= parameter should be changed to one or more of|a&e-priority=,|filmbio-priority=,|musician-priority=,|military-priority=,|peerage-priority=,|politician-priority=,|royalty-priority=,|s&a-priority= or|sports-priority=, depending on which work groups the article is tagged for. Please refer toTemplate:WikiProject Biography/doc for further guidance.

WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers hasits own priority scale; please use it. For all other work groups and WikiProjectslisted here, use WikiProject Biography'spriority scale.

The valid values for all priority parameters are:Top,High,Mid, andLow.

Articles for each work group and sub-project where the priority has not yet been assessed are found inCategory:Unknown-importance biography articles. Do not use priority parameters for non-articles (i.e. redirects, disambiguation pages, categories, etc.).

Class	Criteria	Reader's experience	Editing suggestions	Example
FA	The article has attainedfeatured article status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers fromWP:Featured article candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets thefeatured article criteria: Afeatured article exemplifies Wikipedia's very best work and is distinguished by professional standards of writing, presentation, and sourcing. In addition to meeting thepolicies regarding content for all Wikipedia articles, it has the following attributes. It is: well-written: its prose is engaging and of a professional standard; comprehensive: it neglects no major facts or details and places the subject in context; well-researched: it is a thorough and representative survey of the relevant literature; claims areverifiable against high-qualityreliable sources and are supported by inline citationswhere appropriate; neutral: it presents viewsfairly and without bias; stable: it is not subject to ongoingedit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured article process; and compliant withWikipedia's copyright policy and free ofplagiarism ortoo-close paraphrasing. It follows thestyle guidelines, including the provision of: a lead: a conciselead section that summarizes the topic and prepares the reader for the detail in the subsequent sections; appropriate structure: a substantial but not overwhelming system of hierarchicalsection headings; and consistent citations: where required by criterion 1c, consistently formatted inline citations using footnotes—seeciting sources for suggestions on formatting references. Citation templates are not required. Media. It hasimages and other media, where appropriate, with succinctcaptions andacceptable copyright status. Images follow theimage use policy.Non-free images or media must satisfy thecriteria for inclusion of non-free content andbe labeled accordingly. Length. It stays focused on the main topic without going into unnecessary detail and usessummary style where appropriate.	Professional, outstanding, and thorough; a definitive source for encyclopedic information.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Mary Shelley (as of March 2019)
FL	The article has attainedfeatured list status by passing an in-depth examination by impartial reviewers fromWP:Featured list candidates. More detailed criteria The article meets thefeatured list criteria: Prose. It features professional standards of writing. Lead. It has an engaginglead that introduces the subject and defines the scope and inclusion criteria. Comprehensiveness. (a) It comprehensively covers the defined scope, providing at least all of the major items and, where practical, a complete set of items; where appropriate, it has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about the items. (b) statements aresourced where they appear, and they provideinline citations if they contain any of thefour kinds of material absolutely required to have citations. (c) In length and/or topic, it meets all of the requirements forstand-alone lists and includes at minimum eight items; does not violate thecontent-forking guideline, does not largely duplicate material from another article, and could not reasonably be included as part of a related article. Structure. It is easy to navigate and includes, where helpful,section headings andtable sort facilities. Style. It complies with theManual of Style and its supplementary pages. (a)Visual appeal. It makes suitable use of text layout, formatting,tables, andcolour; and a minimal proportion of items are redlinked. (b)Media files. It hasimages and other media, if appropriate to the topic, that follow Wikipedia'susage policies, with succinctcaptions.Non-free images and other media satisfy thecriteria for the inclusion of non-free content andare labeled accordingly. (c)Accessibility. Ituses proper formating to beaccessible to all readers.Bulleted and unbulleted lists andtables are structured correctly. Visual media, if included, utilizealternative (alt) text. Stability. It is not the subject of ongoingedit wars and its content does not change significantly from day to day, except in response to the featured list process.	Professional standard; it comprehensively covers the defined scope, usually providing a complete set of items, and has annotations that provide useful and appropriate information about those items.	No further content additions should be necessary unless new information becomes available; further improvements to the prose quality are often possible.	Timeline of Jane Austen (as of March 2008)
A	The article is well organized and essentially complete, having been examined by impartial reviewers from a WikiProject or elsewhere. Good article status is not a requirement for A-Class. More detailed criteria The article meets theA-Class criteria: Provides a well-written, clear and complete description of the topic, as described inWikipedia:Article development. It should be of a length suitable for the subject, appropriately structured, and be well referenced by a broad array of reliable sources. It should be well illustrated, with no copyright problems. Only minor style issues and other details need to be addressed before submission as afeatured article candidate. See the A-Class assessment departments of some of the larger WikiProjects (e.g.WikiProject Military history).	Very useful to readers. A fairly complete treatment of the subject. A non-expert in the subject would typically find nothing wanting.	Expert knowledge may be needed to tweak the article, and style problems may need solving.WP:Peer review may help.	Milla Jovovich (as of June 2008)
GA	The article meetsall of thegood article criteria, and has been examined by one or more impartial reviewers fromWP:Good article nominations. More detailed criteria Agood article is: Well-written: the prose is clear, concise, andunderstandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct; and it complies with theManual of Style guidelines forlead sections,layout,words to watch,fiction, andlist incorporation. Verifiable withno original research: it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance withthe layout style guideline; reliable sources arecited inline. All content thatcould reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose); it containsno original research; and it contains nocopyright violations orplagiarism. Broad in its coverage: it addresses themain aspects of the topic; and it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (seesummary style). Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoingedit war or content dispute. Illustrated, if possible, bymedia such asimages,video, oraudio: media aretagged with theircopyright statuses, andvalid non-free use rationales are provided fornon-free content; and media arerelevant to the topic, and havesuitable captions.	Useful to nearly all readers, with no obvious problems; approaching (though not necessarily equalling) the quality of a professional publication.	Some editing by subject and style experts is helpful; comparison with an existingfeatured article on a similar topic may highlight areas where content is weak or missing.	Theodore Kaczynski (as of March 2019)
B	The article meetsall of theB-Class criteria. It is mostly complete and does not have major problems, but requires some further work to reachgood article standards. More detailed criteria The article issuitably referenced, withinline citations. It hasreliable sources, and any important or controversial material which islikely to be challenged is cited. Any format of inline citation is acceptable: the use of<ref> tags andcitation templates such as{{cite web}} is optional. The article reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain obvious omissions or inaccuracies. It contains a large proportion of the material necessary for anA-Class article, although some sections may need expansion, and some less important topics may be missing. The article has a defined structure. Content should be organized into groups of related material, including alead section and all the sections that can reasonably be included in an article of its kind. The article is reasonably well-written. The prose contains no major grammatical errors and flows sensibly, but does not need to beof the standard of featured articles. TheManual of Style does not need to be followed rigorously. The article contains supporting materials where appropriate. Illustrations are encouraged, though not required. Diagrams, aninfobox etc. should be included where they are relevant and useful to the content. The article presents its content in anappropriately understandable way. It is written with as broad an audience in mind as possible. The article should not assume unnecessary technical background andtechnical terms should be explained or avoided where possible.	Readers are not left wanting, although the content may not be complete enough to satisfy a serious student or researcher.	A few aspects of content and style need to be addressed. Expert knowledge may be needed. The inclusion of supporting materials should be considered if practical, and the article checked for general compliance with theManual of Style and relatedstyle guidelines.	Roy Lichtenstein (as of March 2019)
C	The article is substantial but is still missing important content or contains irrelevant material. The article should have some references to reliable sources, but may still have significant problems or require substantialcleanup. More detailed criteria The article cites more than one reliable source and is better developed in style, structure, and quality than Start-Class, but it fails one or more of the criteria for B-Class. It may have some gaps or missing elements, or need editing for clarity, balance, or flow.	Useful to a casual reader, but would not provide a complete picture for even a moderately detailed study.	Considerable editing is needed to close gaps in content and solvecleanup problems.	Mark Gerban (as of March 2019)
Start	An article that is developing but still quite incomplete. It may or may not cite adequate reliable sources. More detailed criteria The article has a meaningful amount of good content, but it is still weak in many areas. The article has one or more of the following: A useful picture or graphic Multiple links that help explain or illustrate the topic A subheading that fully treats an element of the topic Multiple subheadings that indicate material that could be added to complete the article	Provides some meaningful content, but most readers will need more.	Providing references toreliable sources should come first; the article also needs substantial improvement in content and organisation. Improve the grammar, spelling, and writing style; decrease the use of jargon.	Samuel Beardsley (as of May 2008)
Stub	A very basic description of the topic. Meets none of the Start-Class criteria.	Provides very little meaningful content; may be little more than a dictionary definition. Readers probably see insufficiently developed features of the topic and may not see how the features of the topic are significant.	Any editing or additional material can be helpful. The provision of meaningful content should be a priority. The best solution for a Stub-class Article to step up to a Start-class Article is to add in referenced reasons of why the topic is significant.	Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (as of May 2014)
List	Meets the criteria of astand-alone list orset index article, which is an article that contains primarily a list, usually consisting of links to articles in a particular subject area.	There is no set format for a list, but its organization should be logical and useful to the reader.	Lists should be lists of live links to Wikipedia articles, appropriately named and organized.	List of mycologists (as of March 2019)

Priority must be regarded as arelative term. If priority values are applied within this project, these only reflect the perceived importanceto this project and to the work groups the biography falls under. An article judged to be "Top-importance" in one context may be only "Mid-importance" in another project. The criteria used for rating article priority arenot meant to be an absolute or canonical view of how significant the topic is. Rather, they attempt to gauge the probability of theaverage reader of Wikipedia needing to look up the topic (and thus the immediate need to have a suitably well-written article on it).

Any user may perform an article assessment. No special permissions or tools are needed, althoughUser:Evad37/rater is a recommended tool. However, if you prefer help from a WikiProject Biography volunteer to rate an article, please feel free to list it below.

This is a quality rating only. Reviewers usually do not comment on the article. For more detailed feedback, you can request apeer review.

Articles submitted to the list below can be rated up to B-class. For higher assessments, seeWikipedia:Good article nominations/Instructions andWikipedia:Featured article criteria.

Reviewers: For general assessment instructions, see "How to assess an article" above. After you assess an article, please delete it from the list.

If you checked forB-class readiness, please add a short section titled "B-class review" to the article's talk page. If you do not believe the article meets thecriteria for B-class, explain what improvements it needs in order to pass. If it passes, confirm in writing that you checked the article for all B-class criteria, and that it passed.

Edit this section and add request to the END of the list. Use format of * [[ article name]] brief description. ~~~~

• Takashi Hiraide - This article is currently rated as Stub-Class, has been expanded significantly since last assessment.UnoSpazioAperto.52 (talk) 17:00, 20 March 2024 (PT)
• Daniella Weiss - This article is currently rated as Start but has been expanded significantly since its last assessment.Isi96 (talk)10:53, 24 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Archibald Joyce - Significantly expanded since initial assessment in 2009.Physeters^✉09:05, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Crisis (metal band) American avant-garde metal band (1993-2006). Recently created/massive.Chchcheckit (talk)16:50, 2 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
• Timoteo, "El Charro Negro" - This article has not yet been rated, as it was recently created. I feel it should be to evaluate where it needs to go forward from here, especially considering it is a relatively important, yet niche, living indevidual.Chat-qui-Aboie (talk)00:19, 28 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Pieter Nuyts Article currently rated GA, and after working on it I would like to request assessment for FAR. Please tell me if there is anything else I need to do to initiate this.Elrondil (talk)08:04, 21 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Edward Black (producer) - This article is currently rated as Start but has been expanded since it was last assessed.HerbertGP36 (talk)21:05, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
• Anthony Daniels - This article is currently rated as C but has been expanded with more content and citations since it was last assessed.HerbertGP36 (talk)15:22, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Biography articles by quality and importance
Quality	Importance
	Core	Other	???	Total
FA	37	1,677		1,714
FL		214		214
FM		670		670
A		139		139
GA	37	8,869		8,906
B	103	44,206		44,309
C	33	195,144		195,177
Start	2	825,084	1	825,087
Stub		1,019,066		1,019,066
List		9,620		9,620
Category		483,995		483,995
Disambig		81,182		81,182
File		46,204		46,204
Project		265		265
Redirect	1	55,373		55,374
Template		22,331		22,331
NA		266		266
Assessed	213	2,794,305	1	2,794,519
Unassessed		19,413		19,413
Total	213	2,813,718	1	2,813,932
WikiWork factors (?)		ω =11,171,404			Ω = 5.33

The logs in this section are generated automatically (on a daily basis); please don't add entries to them by hand.

Unexpected changes, such as downgrading an article, or raising it more than two assessment classes at once, are shown in bold.

Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Biography articles by quality log

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Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Biography articles by quality

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