# Entities

An entity within the SanteDB data model is used to represent a person, place, or thing. Entities represent the who, which and where aspects of an action. Entities are further classified into several sub classes illustrated in Figure 1.

![Figure 1 - Entity Classes](https://3421852694-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LZ0_pjgTp_kx4hqTZ3a%2F-LZtzIyDT7B0r0B8tstN%2F-LZu03EaziAaAvb6y76c%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=57c8777f-c1db-4e72-a28b-88b916585ed3)