A people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole.

Used in politics and law it is a term to refer to the collective or community of an ethnic group, a nation, to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty.

Legal Concept
Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as people and the right to self-determination, for example in the case of indigenous peoples, does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty. Particularly through international indigenous people's rights, it was defined what a people constitutes (e.g., shared culture, etc.).

Constitutional Use
Both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire used the Latin term Senatus Populusque Romanus, (the Senate and People of Rome). This term was fixed abbreviated (SPQR) to Roman legionary standards, and even after the Roman Emperors achieved a state of total personal autarchy, they continued to wield their power in the name of the Senate and People of Rome.

The term People's Republic, used since late modernity, is a name used by states, which particularly identify constitutionally with a form of socialism.

What is its use in our context?
This section will be used to write about people in history and modern times, that have achieved some of the wonderful things and have made a mark on human history.

People from varied industry and professional qualifications, all will be mentioned. Their life, history, professional work, habits, and other information will be discussed in this section.