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DBpedia Person Search

Result Format? Return a list of triples    Display as HTML table Display dates
Given Name of Person?
Surname of Person?

Search Logic

The SPARQL query wrapped by this interface currently comes in three variations
Only givenname is specified
the query only specifies foaf:giveName
Only surname is specified
the query only specifies foaf:surname
Both givenname and surname specified
the query specifies three conjunctive alternatives
  • foaf:name = "givenName surname"
  • foaf:name = "surname, givenName"
  • foaf:givenName = "givenName" and foaf:surname = "surname"

Service Request Syntax

To make a programmatic request to this service, use the following syntax:
/ld4l_services/dbpedia_person_lookup.jsp?givenname=GivenName&surname=Surname
Where GivenName and Surname are properly escaped to handle things like contained spaces.