Template:About other people/doc

This template acts like Other people, but includes an extra parameter that describes the subject of the article.

Usage
The first parameter is mandatory; omitting it produces an error message, and a maintenance category that can be suppressed by supplying a  parameter with a falsy value. For example:

The second parameter defines the ambiguous name, changing the "other people" text to include it and improving the default disambiguation page:

As with Other people, the message produced when the second parameter is defined can be customized using the  parameter. For example,  can be useful:

The third and any further parameters define custom targets for the hatnote: