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Person → Search

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Summary

Search for public figures and newsworthy individuals by name and filter the results using occupation or Wikidata identifiers.

Inputs

  • Name — Enter the person name to search for, supporting Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) and wildcards for flexible matching.
  • Occupation ID — Filter search results by one or more Wikidata occupation IDs, given as a comma-separated list.
  • Occupation Label — Filter by occupation names using Boolean operators and wildcards to refine search results.
  • Page — Select the 0-based page number to paginate through search results.
  • Size — Specify the number of results to return per request, with a maximum of 100.
  • Wikidata ID — Filter search results by one or more Wikidata entity IDs, provided as a comma-separated list.

Output shape

a list of person records matching the search criteria

Supports pagination via 'page' and 'size' query parameters; filters are optional and combinable; results include matched persons with associated metadata.

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