Person Schema Markup
Person markup identifies individuals and their attributes. It's essential for author pages, team directories, and personal websites — and increasingly important for Google's E-E-A-T assessment of content authority.
Eligible Rich Results
When to Use Person
Properties
| Property | Type | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Text | required | The person's full name. |
| url | URL | recommended | Personal website or profile URL. |
| image | URL | recommended | Photo of the person. |
| jobTitle | Text | recommended | Current job title or role. |
| worksFor | Organization | optional | Employer organization. |
| sameAs | URL (array) | recommended | Links to social profiles. |
| alumniOf | EducationalOrganization | optional | School(s) attended. |
| knowsAbout | Text or Thing | optional | Areas of expertise. |
| Text | optional | Contact email. | |
| givenName | Text | optional | First name. |
| familyName | Text | optional | Last name. |
JSON-LD Examples
Author Profile
A blog author with expertise and social links.
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Dr. Emily Chen",
"url": "https://emilychen.dev",
"image": "https://emilychen.dev/photo.jpg",
"jobTitle": "Staff Software Engineer",
"worksFor": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Google"
},
"knowsAbout": [
"Machine Learning",
"Natural Language Processing",
"Python"
],
"sameAs": [
"https://twitter.com/emilychen",
"https://github.com/emilychen",
"https://linkedin.com/in/emilychen"
]
}Common Mistakes
Not linking the Person to their authored articles — use the same Person identifier in Article.author.
Omitting sameAs links to social profiles — these help Google establish identity.
Complete Guide to Person Schema Markup
Person schema markup has become increasingly important as Google places more emphasis on E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness). By marking up author profiles with Person schema, you help Google understand who is creating your content and why they're qualified.
The most effective use of Person markup is on author profile pages. Include the person's name, image, jobTitle, worksFor, and sameAs links to social profiles. Then reference this same Person entity in the author property of your Article markup to establish a consistent author identity across your site.
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