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# Thai Famous People Image Dataset

## Dataset Description

The Thai Famous People Image Dataset is a collection of images and descriptions of famous Thai personalities. This dataset is designed to provide a comprehensive resource for researchers, developers, and enthusiasts interested in Thai culture, history, and notable figures. The data was extracted from the Thai Wikipedia dump in September 2024, ensuring up-to-date and relevant information.

## Maintainer 
Kobkrit Viriyayudhakorn (kobkrit@iapp.co.th)

## License
Apache 2.0

### Key Features:
- Images of famous Thai people
- Textual descriptions of each personality
- Titles or names of the individuals

## Dataset Creation

This dataset was created using a custom script that processes information extracted from the Thai Wikipedia dump of September 2024. The script performs the following steps:

1. Extracts relevant articles and images from the Wikipedia dump
2. Processes and cleans the extracted data
3. Retrieves images from either local files or URLs
4. Combines images with corresponding textual descriptions and titles
5. Creates a Hugging Face Dataset object
6. Pushes the dataset to the Hugging Face Hub

## Dataset Structure

The dataset consists of the following fields:

- `image`: An image of the famous Thai person
- `text`: A textual description of the person extracted from their Wikipedia article
- `title`: The name or title of the person

## Usage

You can use this dataset for various tasks, including but not limited to:

- Image classification of Thai personalities
- Text-to-image or image-to-text generation tasks
- Cultural and historical research on Thai public figures
- Analysis of Thai Wikipedia content

To use the dataset, you can load it using the Hugging Face `datasets` library: