President Donald Dedmon
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President Donald Dedmon is the university leader portrayed in the film "We Are Marshall," overseeing Marshall University in the aftermath of its tragic 1970 plane crash.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| President Donald Dedmon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12769035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: President Donald Dedmon Context triple: [We Are Marshall, mainCharacter, President Donald Dedmon]
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A.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump is an American businessman, television personality, and politician who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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B.
Black Donald
Black Donald is a small rural community located within the township of Greater Madawaska in eastern Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Ron Donald
Ron Donald is a central character in the comedy series "Party Down," known as the earnest but hapless team leader of a struggling catering company.
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D.
President Trevor Potter
President Trevor Potter is a prominent American lawyer and former Federal Election Commission chairman known for his leadership in campaign finance reform and advocacy for transparent, accountable elections.
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E.
Chad Wolf
Chad Wolf is an American government official who served as acting Secretary of Homeland Security under President Donald Trump.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: President Donald Dedmon Target entity description: President Donald Dedmon is the university leader portrayed in the film "We Are Marshall," overseeing Marshall University in the aftermath of its tragic 1970 plane crash.
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A.
Donald Trump
Donald Trump is an American businessman, television personality, and politician who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021.
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B.
Black Donald
Black Donald is a small rural community located within the township of Greater Madawaska in eastern Ontario, Canada.
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C.
Ron Donald
Ron Donald is a central character in the comedy series "Party Down," known as the earnest but hapless team leader of a struggling catering company.
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D.
President Trevor Potter
President Trevor Potter is a prominent American lawyer and former Federal Election Commission chairman known for his leadership in campaign finance reform and advocacy for transparent, accountable elections.
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E.
Chad Wolf
Chad Wolf is an American government official who served as acting Secretary of Homeland Security under President Donald Trump.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic administrator
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university president ⓘ |
| affiliation | Marshall University ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs | university leader portrayed in We Are Marshall ⓘ |
| educatedAt | institution in the United States (unspecified) ⓘ |
| employer | Marshall University ⓘ |
| fictionalPortrayalOf | Donald Dedmon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | higher education administration ⓘ |
| genreOfRepresentation | biographical sports drama film ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
educator
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university president ⓘ |
| hasRole | university leader ⓘ |
| memberOf | Marshall University administration ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Marshall University football team plane crash of 1970 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Leadership of Marshall University after the 1970 football team plane crash ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | We Are Marshall ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of Marshall University ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
guiding Marshall University through post‑crash recovery
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overseeing Marshall University operations ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film We Are Marshall
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linked to:
We Are Marshall
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| timePeriod | post‑1970 Marshall University plane crash era ⓘ |
| workLocation | Huntington, West Virginia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: President Donald Dedmon Description of subject: President Donald Dedmon is the university leader portrayed in the film "We Are Marshall," overseeing Marshall University in the aftermath of its tragic 1970 plane crash.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.