Facebook Pages — Authoritative List of Categories

Question

I'm trying to find out about a Facebook user's interests based on pages they like, etc. It would be useful to have the list of possible page categories. I have made a rough list based on the dropdown menus from the page creation form, but the values in this are slightly different to those returned by the Graph API (e.g. "Sports_teams" as opposed to "Sports team").

So, what I'd like to know is:

1. Where can I find a complete list of available categories, in the form that I'll see them when I query the Graph API?
2. Are these strings localised? If so, where can I find the en_GB ones?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Ross

BTW, my list of categories is:

19,Band 19,Musician 68,Restaurant 88,Film 89,TV Programme 91,Technology product/service 92,Financial Service 94,Fashion 108,Museum/attraction 109,Park 110,Travel 111,Hotel/B&B/Hostel 112,Hotel/B&B/Hostel 113,Travel service 114,Airline/Ship/Train Station 115,Convention or sports centre 116,Car Hire 117,Home living 121,Café 123,Health and beauty 124,Education 125,Event planning service 126,Banking and financial service 127,Technology and telecommunications service 129,Medical service 130,Home service 131,Car Dealer/Vehicle Service 132,Local business 133,Pharmaceutical 134,Pets 135,Professional service 136,Professional service 137,Property 138,Food & drink 139,Supermarket 140,Automotive 141,Consumer product 142,Sports/athletics 143,Retail 144,Shop 145,Online shop 147,Religious organisation 148,Religious centre 149,Library/Public Building 150,Government 151,Politician 152,Non-profit 154,Game 156,Sports team 157,Actor 158,Model 159,Comedian 160,Visual artist 161,Writer 162,Critic 163,Public figure 164,Club 165,Pub/bar 167,Website 169,Athlete 170,Communications 176,Products 349,Government Official 

Answer 1

I took the time to document a script that can grab the above data in JSON format. For anyone interested, check out this gist. The list of categories that I got as of March 23, 2012 is:

{   "1105": "Movie",   "1108": "Producer",   "1109": "Writer",   "1112": "TV/Movie Award",   "1113": "Fictional Character",   "1114": "Movie Character",   "1200": "Album",   "1201": "Song",   "1207": "Music Video",   "1208": "Concert Tour",   "1210": "Radio Station",   "1211": "Record Label",   "1212": "Music Award",   "1213": "Music Chart",   "1300": "Book",   "1301": "Author",   "1307": "Magazine",   "1309": "Book Series",   "1400": "TV Show",   "1402": "TV Network",   "1404": "TV Channel",   "1600": "Athlete",   "1601": "Artist",   "1602": "Public Figure",   "1604": "Journalist",   "1605": "News Personality",   "1606": "Chef",   "1607": "Lawyer",   "1610": "Comedian",   "1613": "Teacher",   "1614": "Dancer",   "1617": "Entrepreneur",   "1700": "Politician",   "1701": "Government Official",   "1800": "Sports League",   "1801": "Sports Team",   "1802": "Coach",   "1803": "Amateur Sport Team",   "1804": "School Sports Team",   "2200": "Company",   "2201": "Product/Service",   "2202": "Website",   "2205": "Cars",   "2206": "Bags/Luggage",   "2208": "Camera/Photo",   "2209": "Clothing (Brand)",   "2210": "Computers (Brand)",   "2211": "Software",   "2213": "Electronics",   "2214": "Health/Beauty",   "2216": "Building Materials",   "2217": "Commercial Equipment",   "2219": "Furniture",   "2220": "Household Supplies",   "2222": "Patio/Garden",   "2223": "Tools/Equipment",   "2224": "Wine/Spirits",   "2226": "Jewelry/Watches",   "2230": "Pet Supplies",   "2231": "Outdoor & Sporting Goods Company",   "2232": "Baby Goods/Kids Goods",   "2233": "Media/News Company",   "2234": "Finance Company",   "2235": "Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)",   "2236": "Insurance Company",   "2238": "Energy Company",   "2239": "Retail Company",   "2240": "Automotive Company",   "2241": "Industrial Company",   "2243": "Medical Company",   "2244": "Aerospace Company",   "2245": "Mining Company",   "2246": "Agriculture Company",   "2248": "Consulting Agency",   "2249": "Legal Company",   "2250": "Education",   "2252": "Food & Beverage Company",   "2253": "Telecommunication Company",   "2255": "Computer Company",   "2256": "Internet Company",   "2257": "Tobacco Company",   "2258": "Travel Company",   "2262": "Vitamins/Supplements",   "2263": "Pharmaceuticals",   "2265": "Phone/Tablet",   "2300": "Games/Toys",   "2301": "App Page",   "2303": "Board Game",   "2500": "Local Business",   "2505": "Transit Stop",   "2601": "School",   "2602": "College & University",   "2603": "Non-Profit Organization",   "2606": "Cause",   "2618": "Political Party",   "2632": "Pet",   "2637": "Middle School",   "1757592557789532": "Advertising/Marketing Service",   "1574325646194878": "Agriculture",   "128966563840349": "Airport",   "1086422341396773": "Apparel",   "133436743388217": "Arts & Entertainment",   "180410821995109": "Automotive",   "125178521242121": "Aviation",   "110290705711626": "Bar",   "139225689474222": "Beauty",   "197048876974331": "Book Store",   "1728747447366202": "Business",   "187133811318958": "Business Service",   "917138848432787": "Casino & Gaming",   "557045641143373": "Design",   "188234584533149": "Doctor",   "806240166180298": "Environmental Service",   "193705277324704": "Event Planning Service",   "871941916244102": "Fashion",   "1022050661163852": "Finance",   "150108431712141": "Grocery Store",   "108427109235243": "Home Improvement",   "1025733874177680": "Home Improvement Service",   "1730236023904374": "Home Service",   "133152263416981": "Hospital/Clinic",   "164243073639257": "Hotel",   "505091123022329": "Hotel & Lodging",   "209889829023118": "Landmark & Historical Place",   "241113486274430": "Legal",   "169896676390222": "Library",   "1758418281071392": "Local Service",   "1422088814483501": "Marine",   "145118935550090": "Medical & Health",   "192511100766680": "Movie Theater",   "179943432047564": "Performance & Sports Venue",   "144982405562750": "Pet Service",   "147714868971098": "Public Services & Government",   "198327773511962": "Real Estate",   "186982054657561": "Recreation & Fitness",   "187714557925874": "Religious Organization",   "273819889375819": "Restaurant",   "200600219953504": "Shopping/Retail",   "109976259083543": "Stadium, Arena & Sports Venue",   "124861974254366": "Tour Agency",   "145887745471348": "Train Station",   "150148928375567": "Biotechnology Company",   "184395321600410": "Cargo & Freight Company",   "191334714243008": "Chemical Company",   "152880021441864": "Community Organization",   "170968163319233": "Community Service",   "140234236045713": "Elementary School",   "161422927240513": "Government Organization",   "110152272401235": "High School",   "192775991124365": "Labor Union",   "198503866828628": "Organization",   "373543049350668": "Political Organization",   "180551801986954": "Preschool",   "297544187300691": "Science & Engineering",   "150060378385891": "Appliances",   "1605186416478696": "Brand",   "192647794097278": "Home Decor",   "132852590115660": "Kitchen/Cooking",   "110249975723427": "Office Supplies",   "211579738882707": "Video Game",   "1602034176774683": "Actor",   "792007097567368": "Band",   "361282040719868": "Blogger",   "1784467105117322": "Fashion Model",   "502966423232592": "Film Director",   "301500100194179": "Fitness Model",   "1720316034885300": "Motivational Speaker",   "1335670856447673": "Musician",   "181475575221097": "Photographer",   "842783295865930": "Political Candidate",   "494338820719492": "Scientist",   "596582600510249": "Festival",   "856055631167537": "Literary Arts",   "370369022981015": "Movie/Television Studio",   "756092301147942": "Performance Art",   "1758092431143387": "Performing Arts",   "627651640670228": "Podcast",   "943469559038367": "Theatrical Play",   "1784293938474260": "Theatrical Productions" }