Millard Fuller
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Millard Fuller was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit dedicated to building affordable housing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Millard Fuller canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T722892 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Millard Fuller Context triple: [Habitat for Humanity International, foundedBy, Millard Fuller]
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A.
Willard Martin
Willard Martin was an American architect best known for creating Portland, Oregon’s iconic public space, Pioneer Courthouse Square.
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B.
J. Dallas Dort
J. Dallas Dort was an American automobile pioneer and industrialist best known as the co-founder of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, a key precursor to General Motors.
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C.
Fred McMullin
Fred McMullin was a utility infielder for the Chicago White Sox best known for his role as one of the eight players implicated in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
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D.
Homer Brightman
Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
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E.
John Clarence Karcher
John Clarence Karcher was an American geophysicist and pioneer of reflection seismology whose work helped lay the foundations of modern petroleum exploration.
- 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: Millard Fuller Target entity description: Millard Fuller was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit dedicated to building affordable housing.
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A.
Willard Martin
Willard Martin was an American architect best known for creating Portland, Oregon’s iconic public space, Pioneer Courthouse Square.
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B.
J. Dallas Dort
J. Dallas Dort was an American automobile pioneer and industrialist best known as the co-founder of the Durant-Dort Carriage Company, a key precursor to General Motors.
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C.
Fred McMullin
Fred McMullin was a utility infielder for the Chicago White Sox best known for his role as one of the eight players implicated in the 1919 Black Sox Scandal.
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D.
Homer Brightman
Homer Brightman was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic Disney animated films, including contributing to the screenplay of the 1950 feature "Cinderella."
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E.
John Clarence Karcher
John Clarence Karcher was an American geophysicist and pioneer of reflection seismology whose work helped lay the foundations of modern petroleum exploration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entrepreneur
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human ⓘ nonprofit founder ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacem in Terris Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Koinonia Farm, Georgia, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aneurysm ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Habitat for Humanity
ⓘ
linked to:
Habitat for Humanity International
|
| coFoundedWith | Linda Fuller ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-01-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2009-02-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Auburn University
ⓘ
University of Alabama School of Law ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Fuller ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
affordable housing
ⓘ
nonprofit management ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| founded |
The Fuller Center for Housing
ⓘ
a successful mail-order business in his early career ⓘ |
| givenName | Millard ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
faith-based community development organizations
ⓘ
volunteer-based housing programs ⓘ |
| hasPartnerInBusiness | Linda Fuller ⓘ |
| inspired | global affordable housing initiatives ⓘ |
| knownFor | co-founding Habitat for Humanity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| leftOccupation | commercial business career to pursue Christian service and philanthropy ⓘ |
| movement | Christian housing ministry ⓘ |
| name | Millard Fuller ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Habitat for Humanity model ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
ⓘ
nonprofit executive ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lanett, Alabama, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Lanett, Alabama
|
| placeOfDeath |
Albany, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany, Georgia
|
| positionHeld | president of Habitat for Humanity International ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Americus, Georgia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Americus, Georgia
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Linda Fuller ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Alabama ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Millard Fuller Description of subject: Millard Fuller was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit dedicated to building affordable housing.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.