"
 I clarified the above comment somewhat.  public v. non-public applies equally on both projects, but is separate from notability.  (Public figures expressly give up certain rights to privacy, by the nature of their jobs.)  The equivalent to ""notability"" on commons is ""part of an image/file that has plausible educational use"".  Yes, there a similar guideline could be proposed here that people who ask for their articles to be removed would be refused only where the article was sufficiently important to justify the refusal. –  + "