---
title: Person
type: schema
entity: Person
version: 1
schema:
name: string, full name
role?: string, job title or position
works_at?: Organization, employer
expertise?(array): string, areas of knowledge
email?: string, contact email
settings:
validation: warn
---
# Person
A human individual in the knowledge graph. Represents people such as engineers,
scientists, authors, founders, or any notable individual tracked in the knowledge base.
## Observations
- [purpose] Defines the canonical structure for person notes
- [convention] The name field is always required for identification
## Relations
- used_by [[Paul Graham]]
- used_by [[Rich Hickey]]
