See English wikipedia version: en:Core topics - 1,000
This is intended to be a list of approximately the most important 1,000 topics in Wikipedia. As of August 18, 2009, 84 of these articles are also featured articles.
Section
Current Number
People
201
History
47
Geography
314
Arts
54
Philosophy and religion
49
Everyday life
(included in others)
Society and social sciences
173
Health and medicine
15
Science
251
Technology
20
Mathematics
9
Measurement
0
Total
1133
Count checked: 21:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
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Biographies, 201
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Arts and entertainment, 58
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Athletes and related, 7
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Muhammad Ali
Michael Jordan
Bruce Lee
Pelé
Jackie Robinson
Babe Ruth
Jesse Owens
Artists and architects, 11
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Giotto di Bondone
Vincent van Gogh
Michelangelo
Claude Monet
Pablo Picasso
Raphael
Rembrandt
Auguste Rodin
Leonardo da Vinci
Andy Warhol
Frank Lloyd Wright
Johann Sebastian Bach
The Beatles
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cher
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elvis Presley
Performing arts misc., 5
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Charlie Chaplin
Walt Disney
Alfred Hitchcock
Akira Kurosawa
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Non-Western, 0
Ancient world, 3
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Aeschylus
Homer
Virgil
English language, 14
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Jane Austen
Lord Byron
Charles Dickens
T. S. Eliot
Ernest Hemingway
James Joyce
John Milton
Edgar Allan Poe
Ezra Pound
William Shakespeare
Walter Scott
Mark Twain
Walt Whitman
William Butler Yeats
Continental European languages, 13
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Dante Alighieri
Jorge Luis Borges
Miguel de Cervantes
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Brothers Grimm
Victor Hugo
Henrik Ibsen
Franz Kafka
Marcel Proust
Jose Rizal
Leo Tolstoy
Voltaire
Leaders and public figures, 70
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Politicians and leaders, 53
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Simón Bolívar
Hernán Cortés
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
Asia and Africa, 17
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Africa, 4
Cleopatra VII
Hannibal Barca
Nelson Mandela
Shaka
Asia, to 1000 AD, 4
Cyrus the Great
Hammurabi
Qin Shi Huang
Emperor Taizong of Tang
Asia, 1000 to 1899 AD, 5
Akbar
Genghis Khan
Saladin
Suleiman the Magnificent
Timur
Asia, 20th century, 5
Indira Gandhi
Hirohito
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Imelda Marcos
Ancient world to 500 AD, 5
Alexander the Great
Attila the Hun
Augustus
Constantine the Great
Julius Caesar
500 AD to 1600 AD, 6
Charlemagne
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Heraclius
Ivan IV of Russia
Philip II of Spain
British Isles, 6
Winston Churchill
Edmund Burke
Queen Elizabeth I
Henry II of England
Henry VIII of England
William I of England
France, 3
Joan of Arc
Louis XIV of France
Napoleon I of France
Germany, 3
Otto von Bismarck
Frederick the Great
Adolf Hitler
Russia, 5
Catherine the Great
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vladimir Lenin
Peter I of Russia
Joseph Stalin
Elsewhere, 1
Benito Mussolini
Religious figures, 10
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Augustine of Hippo
Gautama Buddha
John Calvin
Columba
Francis of Assisi
Jesus
Martin Luther
Muhammad
Paul of Tarsus
Zoroaster
Revolutionaries and activists, 7
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Frederick Douglass
Mahatma Gandhi
Che Guevara
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Margaret Sanger
Mother Teresa
Mary Wollstonecraft
Thinkers and explorers, 73
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Explorers, 5
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Neil Armstrong
Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand Magellan
Marco Polo
Zheng He
Inventors and scientists, 32
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Biologists and doctors, 6
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Hippocrates
Charles Darwin
Carolus Linnaeus
Joseph Lister
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
Inventors, 9
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Charles Babbage
Alexander Graham Bell
Louis Daguerre
Thomas Edison
Johannes Gutenberg
Henry Ford
Guglielmo Marconi
Cai Lun
Wright brothers
Physical scientists, 17
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Nicolaus Copernicus
Albert Einstein
Michael Faraday
Galileo Galilei
Stephen Hawking
Johannes Kepler
Antoine Lavoisier
James Clerk Maxwell
Isaac Newton
Alfred Nobel
Robert Oppenheimer
Linus Pauling
Max Planck
Ptolemy
Ernest Rutherford
Nikola Tesla
James Watt
Mathematicians, 9
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Archimedes
Euclid
Leonhard Euler
Pierre de Fermat
Carl Friedrich Gauss
Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
Gottfried Leibniz
Blaise Pascal
Pythagoras
Philosophers, 18
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Ancient China, 3
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Confucius
Laozi
Sun Tzu
Ancient Greece, 3
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Aristotle
Plato
Socrates
Middle Ages and modern, 12
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Thomas Aquinas
Francis Bacon
René Descartes
Thomas Hobbes
David Hume
Immanuel Kant
Søren Kierkegaard
John Locke
Niccolò Machiavelli
Friedrich Nietzsche
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Henry David Thoreau
Social scientists, 9
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Sigmund Freud
Edward Gibbon
Herodotus
John Maynard Keynes
Karl Marx
Thomas Malthus
Adam Smith
Thucydides
Max Weber
Culture and social sciences, 173
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Culture
Miscellaneous, 14
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Clothing
Furniture
Society
Family
Child
Infant
Man
Marriage
Woman
Law
Constitution
Crime
Police
Military
Business and economics, 20
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Miscellaneous, 13
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Agriculture
Advertising
Business
Economics
Finance
Market
Management
Manufacturing
Marketing
Supply and demand
Trade
Trade union
Currency
Euro
Japanese yen
Pound sterling
Renminbi
Indian Rupee
United States dollar
Communication, 26
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Language, 18
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Alphabet
Grammar
Language
Writing
Arabic language
Chinese language
English language
Esperanto
French language
German language
Hindi
Japanese language
Latin
Portuguese language
Russian language
Sanskrit
Sign language
Spanish language
Mass media, 8
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Mass media
Book
Comics
Film
Magazine
Newspaper
Radio
Television
Cuisine
Cooking
Spice
Beverages, 9
Drink
Alcohol
Beer
Coffee
Milk
Soft drink
Tea
Water
Wine
Food, 17
Food
Bread
Cheese
Chocolate
Seafood
Fruit
Cereal
Legume
Maize
Meat
Oat
Black pepper
Poultry
Rice
Soybean
Vegetable
Wheat
International organizations, 11
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Arab League
European Union
International Monetary Fund
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
NATO
Nobel Prize
OPEC
United Nations
World Bank Group
World Health Organization
World Trade Organization
Leisure
Gambling
Hobby
Recreation
Toy
Game
Backgammon
Chess
Board game
Card game
Dice
Draughts
Go (board game)
Mancala
Sport
American football
Athletics (track and field)
Baseball
Cricket
Football (soccer)
Olympic Games
Rugby football
Tennis
Politics, 17
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Politics
Anarchism
Capitalism
Communism
Democracy
Dictatorship
Diplomacy
Fascism
Globalization
Government
Imperialism
Liberalism
Monarchy
Nationalism
Socialism
State
Theocracy
Social sciences, 18
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Social sciences
Anthropology
Archaeology
Education
Personal life
Political science
Sociology
Psychology, 11
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Psychology
Anger
Consciousness
Dream
Emotion
Fear
Happiness
Love
Mind
Sleep
Thought
Social issues, 15
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Abortion
Addiction
Birth control
Capital punishment
Civil liberties
Civil rights
Freedom (philosophy)
Human rights
Peace
Pornography
Privacy
Racism
Sexism
Slavery
War
Geography, 65
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Countries, 249
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Humanities, 162
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Humanities
Art
The arts
Design
Painting
Photography
Sculpture
Dance
Theatre
Literature, 9
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Literature
Novel
Poetry
Specific works, 6
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
Republic (Plato)
Epic of Gilgamesh
Iliad
Mahabharata
Odyssey
Architecture, 12
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Architecture
Arch
Bridge
Church (building)
Dome
House
Nail (engineering)
Pyramid
Tower
Specific structures, 3
Great Wall of China
Taj Mahal
Leaning Tower of Pisa
History
History of the world
Prehistory to Middle Ages, 22
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Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Archaeology
Aztec
Black Death
Bronze Age
Byzantine Empire
Crusades
East-West Schism
Holy Roman Empire
Indus Valley Civilization
Iron Age
Maya civilization
Macedon
Middle Ages
Ottoman Empire
Prehistory
Spanish Inquisition
Stone Age
Sumer
Viking
Renaissance to Industrial Age, 23
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Age of Enlightenment
American Civil War
American Revolutionary War
British Empire
Cold War
English Civil War
European colonization of the Americas
French Revolution
Great Depression
History of South Africa in the apartheid era
The Holocaust
Industrial Revolution
Napoleonic Wars
Protestant Reformation
Renaissance
Russian Civil War
Russian Revolution of 1917
Scramble for Africa
Space exploration
Spanish Civil War
Vietnam War
World War I
World War II
Music
Harmony
Melody
Music theory
Musical notation
Orchestra
Rhythm
Singing
Baroque music
Classical music
Country music
Folk music
Hip hop music
Jazz
Opera
Pop music
Rhythm and blues
Rock and roll
Hip hop music
Musical instrument, 18
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Musical instrument
Brass
Cello
Clarinet
Drum or Percussion
Flute
French horn
Guitar
Harp
Strings
Organ (music)
Piano
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Viola
Violin
Woodwind
Philosophy, 11
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Philosophy
Aesthetics
Ethics
Existence
Feminism
Humanism
Knowledge
Logic
Morality
Reality
Truth
Religion, 38
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Religion
Agnosticism
Atheism
Deity
Fundamentalism
God
Jainism
Mythology
Soul
Spirituality
Specific religions, 28
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Ayyavazhi
Animism
Bahá'í Faith
Buddhism
Confucianism
Shinto
Sikhism
Taoism
Voodoo
Zoroastrianism
Christianity, 7
Christianity
Bible
Catholicism
Church
Pope
Protestantism
Trinity
Hinduism, 6
Hinduism
Bhagavad Gita
Krishna
Upanishad
Vedas
Yoga
Islam, 3
Islam
Mosque
Qur'an
Judaism, 2
Judaism
Talmud
Science, math and technology, 161
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Miscellaneous, 5
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Science
Ecology
Natural science
Pollution
Scientific method
Astronomy, 18
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Astronomy
Big Bang
Galaxy
Milky Way
Planet
Star
Universe
Solar System, 11
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Solar System
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Biology
Genetics or DNA
Life
Nature
Photosynthesis
Sex
Taxonomy
Anatomy
Brain
Circulatory system
Gastrointestinal tract
Heart
Liver
Lung
Nervous system
Skin
Skeleton
Medicine, 15
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Medicine
AIDS
Blindness
Cancer
Cholera
Dysentery
Gerontology
Hearing impairment
Malaria
Mental illness
Nutrition
Polio
Pregnancy
Smallpox
Surgery
Organisms, 28
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Organism
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryote
Animal
Fungus
Plant
Protist
Virus
Extraterrestrial life
Specific organisms, 20
Cotton
Flower
Tobacco
Tree
Bird
Dinosaur
Fish
Insect
Reptile
Shark
Snake
Mammal
Bear
Cattle
Cat
Dog
Dolphin
Horse
Human
Whale
Chemistry, 5
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Chemistry
Chemical element
Molecule
Periodic table
Salt
Earth sciences, 18
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Geology
Plate tectonics
Mineral
Diamond
Oil
Meteorology, 13
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Meteorology
Avalanche
Climate
Cloud
Earthquake
El Niño-Southern Oscillation
Flood
Global warming
Rain
Tornado
Tropical cyclone
Volcano
Weather
Mathematics, 9
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Mathematics
Algebra
Calculus
Calendar
Game theory
Geometry
Number
Set
Trigonometry
Physics
Atom
Atomic nucleus
Elementary particle
Force
Gravitation
Mass
Matter
Optics
Phase (matter)
Quantum mechanics
Sound
Speed
Time
Weight
Energy
Radiation
Electromagnetic radiation
Visible spectrum
Special relativity
General relativity
Electromagnetism
Standard Model
Classical mechanics
Technology, 20
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Technology
Axe
Fire
Metallurgy
Tool
Electricity and Electronics
Artificial intelligence
Computer
Internet
Semiconductor
Robot
Transport
Automobile
Bicycle
Ship
Train
Weapon
Explosive material
Firearm
Gunpowder
Chemical elements, 118
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↑ Argentina is also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation.
↑ See also Nagorno-Karabakh .
↑ Canada is officially also (but infrequently) referred to as Dominion of Canada .
↑ The Central African Republic is also infrequently rendered as Central Africa.
↑ The People's Republic of China is occasionally rendered as mainland China in the relationship with its special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau as well as its relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan .
↑ The Republic of China (ROC) is commonly referred to as Taiwan by the international community. It is also diplomatically sometimes known as Chinese Taipei or other names and regarded by UN as Taiwan, Province of China (see One-China policy ). The ROC is not a UN member since late 1971 . It is currently recognized by the Holy See and 24 UN member states and with de facto international relations with most others. The political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under the ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. The ROC should not be confused with the so-called "Republic of Taiwan " proposed by supporters of Taiwan independence .
↑ The Democratic Republic of the Congo is formerly and popularly known as Zaire. It is referred to as Congo-Kinshasa to distinguish it from the Republic of the Congo .
↑ The Republic of the Congo is referred to as Congo-Brazzaville to distinguish it from the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
↑ See also Northern Cyprus .
↑ The Czech Republic is also infrequently rendered as Czechia. See Name of the Czech Republic .
↑ Falkland Islands is also claimed by Argentina as Islas Malvinas .
↑ See also Abkhazia and South Ossetia .
↑ The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes its self-governing dependencies Alderney , Herm and Sark .
↑ Hong Kong is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China . It is diplomatically known as Hong Kong, China .
↑ Ireland is commonly referred to as the Republic of Ireland as the official "description" of the state in order to distinguish it from the island of Ireland as a whole.
↑ The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is popularly known as North Korea.
↑ The Republic of Korea is popularly known as South Korea.
↑ Kosovo is an autonomous province of Serbia currently administered by the Provisional Institution of Self-Government under the supervision of the UN Interim Administration Mission .
↑ Kyrgyzstan is also sometimes rendered as Kirghizia.
↑ Macao is a Special administrative region of the People's Republic of China . It is diplomatically known as Macao, China .
↑ Macedonia is referred to by UN and a number of countries and international organizations as the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia .
↑ See also Pridnestrovie .
↑ See also Western Sahara .
↑ Legally the Netherlands refers to the mainland European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , with the latter consisting of the Netherlands and two overseas countries, namely Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles .
↑ The State of Palestine in the Palestinian territories is currently recognized by the Holy See and 93 UN member states . It has never been admitted as a full UN member (only granted with a permanent observer status) but is a member of the Arab League and the Organization of the Islamic Conference . The State claims the whole Palestinian territories but only exercises de facto control over part of the territories administered through its shadow organ, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). It is further supported by other countries according the PNA a pivotal role in the process that may involve their eventually recognizing the State as sovereign.
↑ See also Kosovo .
↑ Somalia is presently fragmented with its Transitional National Government in exile. See also Somaliland .
↑ Svalbard is an overseas territory of Norway recognized by international treaty.
↑ Vatican City is administered by a Governor appointed by the Pope , with the latter being the head of the Holy See and that of the Vatican City concurrently.
↑ The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara is currently recognized by 46 UN member states . It has never been admitted to the UN but is a member of the African Union . It claims the whole territory of Western Sahara but only exercises effective control over the territory east of Moroccan Wall , while a large portion of the territory is occupied by and integrated into Morocco .