This metadata template provides for automatic data gathering and cataloging. It should be added to biographical articles (only). It must not be added to non-biographical articles, even if an article describes events related to a single individual. See en:Wikipedia:Persondata for the detailed documentation.

{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[:en:Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME              = 
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = 
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = 
| DATE OF BIRTH     = 
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = 
| DATE OF DEATH     = 
| PLACE OF DEATH    = 
}}
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME              = Magellan, Ferdinand
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Magalhães, Fernão de (Portuguese); Magallanes, Fernando de (Spanish)
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Sea explorer
| DATE OF BIRTH     = Spring 1480
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Sabrosa, Portugal
| DATE OF DEATH     = April 27, 1521
| PLACE OF DEATH    = Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines
}}