User:Chabi/Vital articles 1000
Template:Selfref This is a list of basic subjects for which Wikipedia should have a corresponding high-quality article, and ideally a featured article. It also serves as a centralized watchlist and tracks the status of some of Wikipedia's most essential articles. Featured articles are marked (), A-class articles with (), Good articles with () and B-class articles with (). Articles that have cleanup tags on them or are start class or lower need to be improved as soon as possible and are marked in bold.
Ideally this page should list approximately 1,000 of the most vital Wikipedia articles. An expanded version is available at Wikipedia:Vital articles/Expanded.
See also m:List of articles every Wikipedia should have
People (115 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Artists[edit | edit source]
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Rembrandt
- Diego Velázquez
- Hokusai
- Claude Monet
- Vincent van Gogh
- Pablo Picasso
- Salvador Dalí
Authors[edit | edit source]
- Homer
- Sophocles
- Virgil
- Li Bai
- Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Balkhi-Rumi
- Dante Alighieri
- William Shakespeare
- Miguel de Cervantes
- Molière
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Leo Tolstoy
- James Joyce
- Franz Kafka
- Pablo Neruda
Composers and musicians[edit | edit source]
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Frédéric Chopin
- Richard Wagner
- Louis Armstrong
- Igor Stravinsky
- Elvis Presley
- The Beatles
Explorers[edit | edit source]
- Roald Amundsen
- Jacques Cartier
- Christopher Columbus
- James Cook
- Ferdinand Magellan
- Marco Polo
- Ibn Battuta
- Zheng He
Inventors and scientists[edit | edit source]
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Charles Darwin
- Thomas Edison
- Albert Einstein
- Galileo Galilei
- Geber
- Carl Linnaeus
- Isaac Newton
- Nikola Tesla
- Sigmund Freud
- Niels Bohr
- Marie Curie
- Dmitri Mendeleev
Mathematicians[edit | edit source]
- Archimedes
- Euclid
- Leonhard Euler
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Kurt Gödel
- David Hilbert
- Gottfried Leibniz
- Blaise Pascal
- Henri Poincaré
- Pythagoras
- Alan Turing
- Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
Philosophers and social scientists[edit | edit source]
- Confucius
- Socrates
- Plato
- Aristotle
- Template:Start-icon Nagarjuna
- Avicenna
- Thomas Aquinas
- Ibn Khaldun
- René Descartes
- John Locke
- Immanuel Kant
- Karl Marx
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Max Weber
Religious figures[edit | edit source]
Politicians and leaders[edit | edit source]
- Hammurabi
- Cyrus the Great
- Alexander the Great
- Qin Shi Huang
- Julius Caesar
- Cleopatra VII
- Augustus
- Attila the Hun
- Charlemagne
- Genghis Khan
- Joan of Arc
- Suleiman the Magnificent
- Elizabeth I of England
- George Washington
- Napoleon I of France
- Simón Bolívar
- Abraham Lincoln
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Vladimir Lenin
- Winston Churchill
- Joseph Stalin
- Adolf Hitler
- Mao Zedong
- Nelson Mandela
History (60 articles)[edit | edit source]
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- History
- Civilization
- History of the world
- History of Africa
- History of the Americas
- History of China
- History of Europe
- History of India
- History of Japan
- History of the Middle East
Prehistory to Middle Ages[edit | edit source]
Renaissance to present[edit | edit source]
- Abolitionism
- Age of Discovery
- Age of Enlightenment
- British Empire
- Civil rights movement
- Cold War
- Congress of Vienna
- Cultural Revolution
- European colonization of the Americas
- History of the European Union
- French Revolution
- Great Depression
- The Holocaust
- Industrial Revolution
- Iranian Revolution
- Korean War
- Napoleonic Wars
- Protestant Reformation
- Renaissance
- Russian Empire
- Scientific Revolution
- Scramble for Africa
- Soviet Union
- Space exploration
- Taiping Rebellion
- History of the United States
- Women's suffrage
- World War I
- World War II
Geography (106 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Bodies of water[edit | edit source]
- Amazon River
- Atlantic Ocean
- Black Sea
- Caspian Sea
- Danube
- Great Barrier Reef
- Indian Ocean
- Mediterranean Sea
- Niagara Falls
- Nile
- Pacific Ocean
- Panama Canal
- Suez Canal
Cities[edit | edit source]
- Athens
- Beijing
- Berlin
- Delhi
- Hong Kong
- Istanbul
- Jerusalem
- London
- Los Angeles
- Mecca
- Mexico City
- Moscow
- New York City
- Paris
- Rome
- São Paulo
- Seoul
- Tokyo
Continents and regions[edit | edit source]
Countries[edit | edit source]
- Argentina
- Australia
- Austria
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Burma
- Canada
- People's Republic of China
- Colombia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Republic of Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Poland
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Vietnam
Mountains, valleys and deserts[edit | edit source]
Arts and culture (56 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Artistic movements[edit | edit source]
Literature[edit | edit source]
Music[edit | edit source]
Performing arts[edit | edit source]
Visual arts[edit | edit source]
Philosophy and religion (77 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Philosophy[edit | edit source]
- Philosophy
- Philosophical branches
- Philosophy by region and period
- Philosophical movements
Religion[edit | edit source]
- Religion
- Deity
- Mythology
- Mysticism
- Soul
- Spirituality
- Meditation
- Prayer
- Worship
- Yoga
- Theistic philosophies
Specific religions[edit | edit source]
- Bahá'í Faith
- Buddhism
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Jainism
- Judaism
- Shinto
- Sikhism
- Taoism
- Voodoo
- Zoroastrianism
Everyday life (82 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Food and drink[edit | edit source]
- Food
- Bread
- Cheese
- Fruit
- Grain
- Maize
- Meat
- Oat
- Potato
- Rice
- Soybean
- Vegetable
- Wheat
- Beer
- Coffee
- Drinking water
- Milk
- Tea
- Wine
Language[edit | edit source]
Recreation and entertainment[edit | edit source]
Society and social sciences (88 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Social issues[edit | edit source]
- Abortion
- Euthanasia
- Suicide
- Discrimination
- Education
- Freedom
- Globalization
- Law
- Peace
- Pollution
- Poverty
- Social movement
Business and economics[edit | edit source]
Media[edit | edit source]
Politics and government[edit | edit source]
- Politics
- Government
- Capitalism
- Socialism
- Civics
- Conservatism
- Liberalism
- Diplomacy
- Imperialism
- Military
- Nationalism
- State
- Specific political and governmental institutions
Social sciences[edit | edit source]
Health and medicine (48 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Disease[edit | edit source]
- Disease
- Alzheimer's disease
- Cancer
- Cholera
- Common cold
- Diabetes mellitus
- Dysentery
- Influenza
- Malaria
- Parkinson's disease
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Smallpox
- Tuberculosis
Health and fitness[edit | edit source]
Medicine[edit | edit source]
Science (177 articles)[edit | edit source]
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Astronomy[edit | edit source]
- Astronomy
- Asteroid
- Big Bang
- Comet
- Eclipse
- Galaxy
- Natural satellite
- Orbit
- Outer space
- Physical cosmology
- Planet
- Solar System
- Star
- Supernova
- Universe
Biology[edit | edit source]
- Biology
- Life
- Abiogenesis
- Anatomy
- Reproduction
- Botany
- Cell (biology)
- Ecology
- Evolution
- Genetics
- Organism
- Species
- Zoology
Chemistry[edit | edit source]
- Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Organic chemistry
- Inorganic chemistry
- Acid
- Alloy
- Atom
- Base
- Catalysis
- Chemical bond
- Chemical compound
- Chemical element
- Chemical reaction
- Crystal
- Electrolysis
- Glass
- Ion
- Metal
- Mineral
- Molecule
- Periodic table
Earth science[edit | edit source]
Physics[edit | edit source]
- Physics
- Particle physics
- Classical mechanics
- Energy
- Force
- Heat
- Light
- Mass
- Matter
- Motion
- Quantum mechanics
- Sound
- Space
- Thermodynamics
- Theory of relativity
- Time
Technology (121 articles)[edit | edit source]
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- Technology
- History of technology
- Engineering
- Artificial intelligence
- Biotechnology
- Genetic engineering
- Nuclear technology
- Tool
Energy[edit | edit source]
Electronics[edit | edit source]
- Electronics
- Battery
- Capacitor
- Diode
- Incandescent light bulb
- Integrated circuit
- Semiconductor
- Transistor
Mechanical and structural engineering[edit | edit source]
- Mechanical engineering
- Engine
- Inclined plane
- Lever
- Pulley
- Robot
- Wheel
- Arch
- Bridge
- Canal
- Dam
- Dome
- House
- Pyramid
- Tower
Transportation[edit | edit source]
Information technology[edit | edit source]
Optical[edit | edit source]
Media and communication[edit | edit source]
- Telecommunication
- Internet
- Microphone
- Mobile phone
- Printing press
- Printing
- Radio
- Telephone
- Television
- Typewriter
- Video
- World Wide Web
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Weapons[edit | edit source]
Material and chemical[edit | edit source]
Food and health[edit | edit source]
Space[edit | edit source]
- Hubble Space Telescope
- International Space Station
- Moon landing
- Rocket
- Satellite
- Space Shuttle
- Space station
Mathematics (59 articles)[edit | edit source]
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- Mathematics
- Constant
- Number
- Arithmetic
- Combinatorics
- Digit
- Equation
- Function
- Logarithm
- Variable
- Algebra
- Linear algebra
- Mathematical analysis
- Chaos theory
- Game theory
- Geometry
- Mathematical proof
- Series
- Set
- Topology
- Trigonometry
Measurement (26 articles)[edit | edit source]
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- Measurement
- Metric system
- International System of Units
- Imperial unit
- Time
- Length
- Angle
- Volume
- Mass
- Temperature
- Force
- Power
- Electromagnetism
See also[edit | edit source]
- Top 1000 vital articles sorted by number of views
- Wikipedia:Vital 100
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Haystack, aiming to highlight the vitals of vital articles
- Category:Vital articles
- Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Core topics, another take on the minimal article list.
- Wikipedia:Core topics - 1,000, a similar list
- Wikipedia:Core biographies
- Wikipedia:Core culture and society topics
- Wikipedia:Core math, science and technology topics