Chaleo Yoovidhya
E171373
Chaleo Yoovidhya was a Thai entrepreneur and billionaire best known as the co-creator of the global energy drink brand Red Bull.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chaleo Yoovidhya canonical | 9 |
| Yoovidhya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1502827 — 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: Chaleo Yoovidhya Context triple: [Red Bull GmbH, foundedBy, Chaleo Yoovidhya]
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A.
Shabara Svamin
Shabara Svamin was an influential early Indian philosopher and commentator whose work on the Mimamsa school’s foundational texts significantly shaped Hindu ritual and hermeneutic thought.
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B.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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C.
Tyatya
Tyatya is a prominent stratovolcano located on Kunashir Island in the Kuril Islands chain of Russia.
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D.
Murugan
Murugan is a prominent Hindu deity of war and victory, especially revered in South India and Sri Lanka, often depicted as a youthful god with a spear and associated with wisdom and valor.
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Yogi
Yogi is the famous nickname of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, a legendary American baseball catcher, manager, and coach known for his success with the New York Yankees and his humorous, paradoxical quotes.
- 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: Chaleo Yoovidhya Target entity description: Chaleo Yoovidhya was a Thai entrepreneur and billionaire best known as the co-creator of the global energy drink brand Red Bull.
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A.
Shabara Svamin
Shabara Svamin was an influential early Indian philosopher and commentator whose work on the Mimamsa school’s foundational texts significantly shaped Hindu ritual and hermeneutic thought.
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B.
Savyasachi
Savyasachi is a celebrated epithet of the Mahabharata hero Arjuna, highlighting his legendary ambidextrous skill in archery and combat.
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C.
Tyatya
Tyatya is a prominent stratovolcano located on Kunashir Island in the Kuril Islands chain of Russia.
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D.
Murugan
Murugan is a prominent Hindu deity of war and victory, especially revered in South India and Sri Lanka, often depicted as a youthful god with a spear and associated with wisdom and valor.
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E.
Yogi
Yogi is the famous nickname of Lawrence "Yogi" Berra, a legendary American baseball catcher, manager, and coach known for his success with the New York Yankees and his humorous, paradoxical quotes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thai person
ⓘ
billionaire ⓘ businessperson ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedBrand |
Krating Daeng
ⓘ
Red Bull ⓘ
linked to:
Red Bull GmbH
|
| burialPlace | Thailand ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Dietrich Mateschitz ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| child |
Chalerm Yoovidhya
ⓘ
linked to:
Boonruen Yoovidhya
|
| citizenship | Thailand ⓘ |
| coFounded | Red Bull GmbH ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Thailand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-08-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-03-17 ⓘ |
| developed | Krating Daeng energy drink ⓘ |
| earlyCareer | pharmaceutical sales representative ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Thai Chinese
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Thais
|
| familyName |
Yoovidhya
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaleo Yoovidhya
|
| ForbesList |
World's Billionaires
ⓘ
linked to:
World’s Billionaires list
|
| founded | T.C. Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Chaleo ⓘ |
| headquartersOfBusiness |
Bangkok, Thailand
ⓘ
linked to:
Bangkok
|
| industry |
beverage industry
ⓘ
pharmaceutical industry ⓘ |
| inspired | the formulation of Red Bull energy drink ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-creating Red Bull energy drink
ⓘ
founding T.C. Pharmaceutical Industries ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Thai ⓘ |
| name | Chaleo Yoovidhya ⓘ |
| nationality | Thai ⓘ |
| netWorth | billionaire status at time of death ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | turning a local Thai energy drink into a global brand ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Phichit Province, Thailand ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Bangkok, Thailand
ⓘ
linked to:
Bangkok
|
| productCreated |
Krating Daeng
ⓘ
Red Bull (original Thai formula) ⓘ
linked to:
Red Bull GmbH
|
| rankedBy | Forbes ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| residence |
Bangkok, Thailand
ⓘ
linked to:
Bangkok
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| socialStatusAtDeath | one of the richest people in Thailand ⓘ |
| spouse | Boonruen Yoovidhya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chaleo Yoovidhya Description of subject: Chaleo Yoovidhya was a Thai entrepreneur and billionaire best known as the co-creator of the global energy drink brand Red Bull.
Referenced by (10)
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