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Wikipedia's Manual of Style for biographies states that the opening paragraph of a biographical article should state the person's "nationality", which it suggests will in "most modern-day cases" refer to "the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident". However, there is no consensus on how this guideline should be applied to people from the United Kingdom.[1]
This essay provides a brief breakdown of the United Kingdom, giving examples of how the constituent nationalities or national identities have been described, and offers a guide on finding the best opening paragraph description for a UK citizen. This essay includes examples of nationalities and national identities of those from the UK's constituent countries.
- ^ See the discussion that took place in 2007 and 2008 which is archived at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style (biographies)/2007-2008 archive: British nationality.