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I don't see the purpose of this list. It is too long to assist browsing, but certainly is missing a lot of persons. It lacks citations. Also, there are multiple definitions of samurai. It is commonly used to refer to warriors, but originally meant servant and refers to retainers. Many of the current entries are lords, and therefore depending on the definition should be excluded. This means the list isn't very helpful and could lead to disputes if anyone cared about it. DrGlef (talk) 12:29, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Lists of people, History, Military, and Japan. Shellwood (talk) 18:13, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: Alphabetical list, with most items in the list having articles, I couldn't ask for a better place to look for info on the topic. Easy !keep Oaktree b (talk) 18:52, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A lot of the articles are stubs that are poorly cited and probably should be deleted. I suggest you randomly click a few names on the list to get and idea. DrGlef (talk) 07:16, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep only if additional information is added, otherwise this is essentially a duplication of Category:Samurai plus redlinks. Also, is Yasumero Kenshin a ninja lurking in the X section? Clarityfiend (talk) 21:55, 3 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I doubt any information will be added. The 50 most recent edits go back to 2021. The most recent activity is people added or removing Yasuke, the rest is people adding or removing vandalism or fictional characters, and in one case an Indian actor. What information do you think should be added?

I couldn't get any results for Yasumero with a search engine, I didn't search in Japanese though. DrGlef (talk) 07:23, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Years, titles, accomplishments, anything that would make it more useful than the category. Clarityfiend (talk) 21:07, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per WP:LISTPURP as navigational as most of the articles here is blue linked. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 12:29, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per nom. -- Hoary (talk) 08:38, 5 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep This could be a useful list if it included more information and references, especially for the redlinked names. List of foreign-born samurai in Japan is a sortable table which includes dates, lord, achievements, etc, and references. Without such info, and the ability to sort by different criteria, this list has limited value. The Samurai Categories are more useful, with names appearing alphabetically and also including clans and periods. It also seems to include more names than this list, so the list isn't even comprehensive of samurai with WP articles. RebeccaGreen (talk) 17:33, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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