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Ekaterina Solovyeva (2025). Notable People Dataset (Wikidata-based) [Dataset]. https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/qqsolov/notable-people-dataset-wikidata-based
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Notable People Dataset (Wikidata-based)

417K+ biographical records from Wikidata, born in 20th–21st centuries

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Dataset updated
Jun 5, 2025
Authors
Ekaterina Solovyeva
License

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Description

Dataset Overview

This dataset contains 417,937 biographical records of notable individuals, extracted from Wikidata using SPARQL queries via the Wikidata Query Service.

Key Selection Criteria:

  • Timeframe: Individuals born in the 20th or 21st century (1901–present).
  • Country of Birth: Entries must include the country_of_birth.
  • Photo Availability: Each entry includes an associated image (image_url is mandatory).
  • Profession Filter: Focused on individuals with occupations categorized in occupation_groups.csv (Science & Academia, Arts & Culture, Public Figures, Sports, Business).

Column Descriptions

ColumnDescriptionNotes
wikidata_urlUnique Wikidata URL identifier for the entryMandatory
labelPrimary name/label of the person (usually in English)Mandatory
name_in_native_languagesName(s) in the person’s native language(s);-separated values
pseudonymsAlternative names or aliases used by the person;-separated values
sex_or_genderGender informationMandatory
date_of_birthBirth dateMandatory
place_of_birthCity or region of birth
country_of_birthCountry of birthMandatory
date_of_deathDeath date (if applicable)
place_of_deathCity or region of death (if applicable)
country_of_deathCountry of death (if applicable)
citizenshipsNationalities or citizenships held;-separated values
occupationsSpecific occupations or rolesMandatory, ;-separated
occupation_groupsBroad occupational categoriesMandatory, ;-separated
awardsAwards, honors, or recognitions received;-separated values
signature_urlURL to an image of the person’s signature
image_urlURL to the person's image/portraitMandatory
date_of_imageDate when the image was created (if available)

Notes

The data may contain some number of inaccuracies, due to inconsistencies or errors in the original Wikidata entries. This can sometimes be seen in date fields, especially date_of_image.

Source and Licensing Notes

  • All data in this dataset was derived from Wikidata. Wikidata content is available under the CC0 1.0 license.
  • Images linked in image_url and signature_url are hosted on Wikimedia Commons and may have individual licenses (e.g., CC BY-SA, Public Domain). Please check the license terms on the source page before using.
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