The five nested vital article Levels are meant to give direction to the prioritization of improvements of English Wikipedia articles (e.g. which articles to bring to WP:GA and WP:FA status), to provide a measurement of quality of overall English Wikipedia (e.g. what proportion of the most important articles are at GA and FA status), and to serve as a centralized watchlist of English Wikipedia's most important articles. Unlike the list of articles every Wikipedia should have, they are tailored to the English Wikipedia and are actively maintained by the dedicated WikiProject Vital Articles. All users are welcome to participate in the process of addition to or removal from these lists. This page contains the 1,000 articles of the Level 3 list. This Level 3 list is discussed at the Level 3 talk page.
Level 1 (10 articles) < Level 2 (100 articles) < Level 3 (1,000 articles) < Level 4 (10,000 articles) < Level 5 (50,000 articles)
Current total
Level 3 vital articles
This section contains 999 articles out of a quota of 1000.
People
This section contains 99 articles.
Leaders and politiciansThis section contains 27 articles.
ExplorersThis section contains 1 article. ArtistsThis section contains 6 articles. |
Philosophers and social scientistsThis section contains 15 articles. WritersThis section contains 10 articles. MusiciansThis section contains 6 articles. FilmmakersThis section contains 2 articles. |
Scientists and inventorsThis section contains 18 articles. MathematiciansThis section contains 7 articles. Religious figuresThis section contains 6 articles. Businesspeople |
History
This section contains 80 articles.
History: GeneralThis section contains 4 articles. History by regionThis section contains 5 articles. History by subjectPrehistoryThis section contains 3 articles. |
Ancient historyPost-classical historyThis section contains 14 articles. |
Modern history |
Geography
This section contains 108 articles.
Geography: GeneralContinents and regions |
Physical geographyThis section contains 26 articles. Terrestrial featuresHydrological featuresThis section contains 15 articles. |
Human settlementsThis section contains 25 articles.
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Arts
This section contains 38 articles.
Arts: GeneralArtistic movementsThis section contains 4 articles. ArchitectureThis section contains 1 article. |
LiteratureThis section contains 6 articles. MusicThis section contains 9 articles.
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Performing artsThis section contains 4 articles. Visual arts |
Everyday life
This section contains 56 articles.
Everyday life: GeneralFamily, kinship and friendshipThis section contains 4 articles. Stages of lifeThis section contains 5 articles. Sexuality and genderThis section contains 6 articles. |
Food and drink |
Recreation and entertainmentThis section contains 14 articles.
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Philosophy and religion
This section contains 57 articles.
PhilosophyThis section contains 16 articles. Philosophy: GeneralThis section contains 1 article. Philosophical branches and conceptsThis section contains 12 articles. Philosophy by region and periodThis section contains 3 articles. |
MythologyThis section contains 2 articles. ReligionThis section contains 14 articles. |
Specific religionsThis section contains 25 articles. Abrahamic religionsThis section contains 12 articles. East Asian religionsThis section contains 3 articles. Indian religionsOther religions |
Society and social sciences
This section contains 152 articles.
Society and social sciences: GeneralThis section contains 16 articles. Politics and governmentConflictEducationThis section contains 4 articles. |
Business and economicsSocial issuesThis section contains 18 articles. Law |
PsychologyThis section contains 17 articles. LanguageThis section contains 30 articles. Specific languagesThis section contains 15 articles.
WritingThis section contains 8 articles. Media |
Health, medicine and disease
Science
This section contains 222 articles.
Science: GeneralThis section contains 6 articles. AstronomyThis section contains 25 articles. PhysicsThis section contains 45 articles.
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BiologyThis section contains 83 articles.
Specific organismsAnatomyThis section contains 19 articles. Animal anatomyThis section contains 17 articles. Plant anatomyPhysiologyThis section contains 10 articles. |
ChemistryThis section contains 38 articles. Earth scienceThis section contains 25 articles.
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Technology
This section contains 98 articles.
Technology: GeneralThis section contains 5 articles. EnergyThis section contains 12 articles. Food and healthThis section contains 10 articles. Weapons |
Tools and machineryThis section contains 10 articles. Media and communicationThis section contains 10 articles. Computing and information technologyThis section contains 4 articles. ElectronicsThis section contains 4 articles. SpaceThis section contains 4 articles. |
TransportationNavigation and timekeepingStructuresThis section contains 4 articles. MaterialsThis section contains 10 articles. Optical |
Mathematics
This section contains 43 articles.
Mathematics: GeneralThis section contains 6 articles. Counting and numbersThis section contains 11 articles. |
AlgebraThis section contains 5 articles. AnalysisThis section contains 5 articles. ArithmeticThis section contains 3 articles. |
Geometry and topologyProbability and statistics |