What Is Person Schema Markup?
Person schema identifies real people to search engines, often authors. Here is what it is, the properties it uses, how it relates to author schema, and when to use it.
Person schema markup is structured data describing a person to search engines: name, role, and links to official profiles. Common properties include name, job title, the organisation they work for, an image, and sameAs links. It is often used to describe the author within Article markup. Use it where a specific, real person is relevant, such as an author or founder. It does not guarantee a rich result, since Google decides display, but it aids understanding.
What Person schema is, and the properties it uses
Person schema markup is structured data that describes a person to search engines, including their name, role, and links to official profiles, and it helps identify individuals, such as an author or team member. Because it clarifies who someone is, Person schema supports how a person is understood, though it does not guarantee any particular result. Common properties include the person's name, job title, the organisation they work for, an image, and sameAs links to official profiles. Accuracy matters; because these describe a real individual, keeping them correct and consistent with other references supports credibility, and it works alongside our Organisation schema.
Who they are
Name, role, image.
Authorship
Often the author.
Real people
Genuine individuals only.
Author schema, when to use it, and rich results
Person schema is often used to describe the author within Article markup, linking content to a real, identifiable person. It reinforces authorship; because clear authorship can support trust and understanding, using Person schema for authors is a sensible practice on content pages, tying into our Article schema. You should use Person schema where a specific, real person is relevant, such as an author, founder or team member, and where accurate details exist. It suits about and author contexts; because it should describe a genuine individual, applying it where such a person is featured keeps the markup valid and meaningful. No, Person schema helps search engines understand who someone is and can contribute to entity understanding, but Google decides any display, so rich results are never guaranteed. It aids understanding, not display; because Google controls the outcome, the markup is worthwhile for clarity rather than as a promise of any appearance.
Real authors,
clearly credited.
We use Person schema to credit real authors on your content, reinforcing genuine authorship and trust. Accurate, honest structured data as a standard part of every build we manage.
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