diff --git a/module_citeq.lua b/module_citeq.lua
index 28e5bee..6bfb259 100644
--- a/module_citeq.lua
+++ b/module_citeq.lua
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ local function makelink(v, out, maxpos, wdl, namestyle)
 	if v.mainsnak.snaktype == "value" then
 		if v.mainsnak.datatype == "wikibase-item" then
 			local qnumber = v.mainsnak.datavalue.value.id
+			local human_instance = false
 			local sitelink = mw.wikibase.getSitelink(qnumber)
 			if qnumber == "Q2818964" then sitelink = nil end -- suppress link to "Various authors"
 
@@ -172,7 +173,18 @@ local function makelink(v, out, maxpos, wdl, namestyle)
 			if item_lookup and position <= max_authors_displayed then
 				last_name   = last_name   or getValue({"P734", qid=qnumber, maxvals=1, ps=2})
 				first_names = first_names or getValue({"P735", qid=qnumber, maxvals=0, ps=2})
+
+				-- check if P31 "instance of" Q5 "human"
+				local instance_of = mw.wikibase.getBestStatements(qnumber, 'P31')
+				if instance_of and instance_of[1] then
+					for k, vi in pairs(instance_of) do
+						if vi.mainsnak.snaktype == "value" and vi.mainsnak.datatype == "wikibase-item" and vi.mainsnak.datavalue.value.id == 'Q5' then
+							human_instance = true
+						end
+					end
+				end
 			end
+
 			if first_names then
 				first_names = getStyledNames(first_names, namestyle)
 			end
@@ -192,6 +204,7 @@ local function makelink(v, out, maxpos, wdl, namestyle)
 					first = first_names or nil,
 					link  = sitelink or nil,
 					qid   = qnumber,
+					human = human_instance,
 				}
 			end
 		elseif v.mainsnak.datatype == "string" then
@@ -342,6 +355,7 @@ local function get_name_list (nl_type, args, qid, wdl)
 		label = label:gsub('&#39;', '\'');									-- prevent cs1|2 multiple names categorization; replace html entity with the actual character
 		names[i].label = label
 		names[i].qid   = out[k].qid or nil
+		names[i].human = out[k].human or nil
 		mw.log(i .. " " .. k .. " " .. label)
 		if args[nl_type .. i] then -- name gets overwritten
 			-- pull corresponding -link only if overwritten name is same as WD name
@@ -835,10 +849,10 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 	local missing_names = {}
 	for i, author in pairs(names.authors or {}) do
 		-- mw.logObject(author)
-		if not author.last and i <= (tonumber (citeq_args['display-authors']) or tonumber (author_count)) then
+		if not author.last and i <= (tonumber(citeq_args['display-authors']) or author_count) then
 			if author.qid then
-				-- ignore anonymous
-				if author.qid ~= 'Q4233718' then
+				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
+				if author.human then
 					table.insert(missing_names, author.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit author in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. author.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
 				end
 			else
@@ -847,10 +861,10 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 		end
 	end
 	for i, editor in pairs(names.editors or {}) do
-		if not editor.last and i <= (tonumber (citeq_args['display-editors']) or tonumber (editor_count)) then
+		if not editor.last and i <= (tonumber(citeq_args['display-editors']) or editor_count) then
 			if editor.qid then
-				-- ignore anonymous
-				if editor.qid ~= 'Q4233718' then
+				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
+				if editor.human then
 					table.insert(missing_names, editor.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit editor in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. editor.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
 				end
 			else
@@ -861,8 +875,8 @@ local function _cite_q (citeq_args)
 	for i, translator in pairs(names.translators or {}) do
 		if not translator.last then
 			if translator.qid then
-				-- ignore anonymous
-				if translator.qid ~= 'Q4233718' then
+				-- ignore anonymous or non-humans
+				if translator.human then
 					table.insert(missing_names, translator.label .. "&nbsp;<span title='edit translator in Wikidata'>[[File:Edit icon on Wikisite.svg|14px|alt=|link=[[:d:" .. translator.qid .. "]] ]]</span>")
 				end
 			else