This list is a part of my Vital people project. It contains the names of 5000 individuals who are important in their respective fields of endeavor. Individuals are selected with consideration to their relative important in their field.

Because of its size, this list has twelve sublists:

• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Entertainers, directors, and screenwriters (300 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Visual artists (350 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Writers and journalists (500 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Musicians (350 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Businesspeople (150 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Explorers (100 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Philosophers and social scientists (550 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Religious figures (250 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Political and military leaders (1200 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Rebels, activists, and social workers (200 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Scientists, mathematicians, and inventors (900 articles)
• User:Zelkia1101/Vital people/Sportspeople (150 articles)

TOTAL: 5,000 articles