Categorize by defining characteristics
Biographical articles should be categorized by defining characteristics. As a rule of thumb for main biographies this includes:
- standard biographical details: year of birth, year of death and nationality
- the reason(s) for the person's notability; i.e., the characteristics the person is best known for.
For example, a film actor who holds a law degree should be categorized as a film actor, but not as a lawyer unless their legal career was notable in its own right or relevant to their acting career. Many people had assorted jobs before taking the one that made them notable; those other jobs should not be categorized.
Similarly, celebrities commercializing a fragrance should not be in the perfumers category; not everything a celebrity does after becoming famous warrants categorization.
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