You usually find a collection of reference tables in the back of almanacs, dictionaries and encyclopedias (or an index of them, if they're scattered throughout the work). As these tables appear, please add them to this index.
What we have in mind is listings or tabular information for quick reference, not narrative articles.
Alternate versions:
- For an alphabetical listing:
- Special:Allpages/List of (cont. 1 2 3 4 5 6)
- Special:Allpages/List of (cont. 1 2 3 4 5 6)
- By type:
- List of glossaries (glossaries are also included in this list)
- Lists of articles by category (also included here)
- List of themed timelines (also included in this list)
- List of trivia lists (also included here)
- List of countries (general lists by country not included here)
- Lists of people (not included here)
Reference
Standards
Size, measurement and conversionss
Mathematics
Physical Science and Categorization
Physics
Chemistry
Electronics
Engineering
Astronomy
Space exploration
Geology
Geography and Places
List of famous sites (and notable sites)
Terrestrial landscape features/regions
(generally larger than "sites" above)
Extraterrestrial features/regions
Cities
List of countries and other entities
Toponymy lists (place names)
Biology
Animals/Zoology
Agriculture and Food
Foods and drinks
Ecology
Architecture and Civil engineering
Computing, Internet, and Technology
Transportation
Medicine, Health, and the Body
Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy
Religion
Social Sciences
Psychology
Language and words
Word categorization schemes
Words and Expressions (subsets of)
Sociology
Business and finance
People
For many different lists of people see lists of people. This includes lists by surname, nationality, occupation, office held, and belief.Events and History
Government, law and politics
Military
Battles
Higher education and schools
Organizations/Institutions
Vocational
Profession and Activities
Domestic Knowledge
Recognized Achievements
Arts and culture
Art
Literature
Fiction
(See also List of fiction genres.)
Major themes
Music
Film
Radio
Television
Ceremonies/Festivals/Meetings
Culture
Sports and games
Humour
How to construct lists
If you are looking for instruction on how to construct a list, what to include, or what format to use, See Wikipedia:List for general information, or Wikipedia:Lists (stand-alone lists) for more detail.