Iger
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Iger is the surname of Bob Iger, the longtime CEO and influential leader of The Walt Disney Company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iger canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1518684 — 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: Iger Context triple: [Bob Iger, familyName, Iger]
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A.
Inkeri
Inkeri refers to the Ingrian Finns, a Finnic ethnic group historically inhabiting the Ingria region near Saint Petersburg in northwestern Russia.
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B.
Carroll
Carroll is a surname most famously associated with Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a prominent American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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C.
Gardner
Gardner is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as literature, science, and the arts.
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D.
Griffin
Griffin is a city in Spalding County, Georgia, known as part of the Atlanta metropolitan area and for its historic downtown and role as a regional commercial center.
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E.
Griffin
The Griffin is the mythical lion-eagle creature that serves as the official mascot of the College of William & Mary, symbolizing the school’s blend of strength, wisdom, and historical heritage.
- 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: Iger Target entity description: Iger is the surname of Bob Iger, the longtime CEO and influential leader of The Walt Disney Company.
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A.
Inkeri
Inkeri refers to the Ingrian Finns, a Finnic ethnic group historically inhabiting the Ingria region near Saint Petersburg in northwestern Russia.
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B.
Carroll
Carroll is a surname most famously associated with Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a prominent American Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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C.
Gardner
Gardner is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as literature, science, and the arts.
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D.
Griffin
Griffin is a city in Spalding County, Georgia, known as part of the Atlanta metropolitan area and for its historic downtown and role as a regional commercial center.
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E.
Griffin
The Griffin is the mythical lion-eagle creature that serves as the official mascot of the College of William & Mary, symbolizing the school’s blend of strength, wisdom, and historical heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| acquisitionLed |
21st Century Fox
ⓘ
Lucasfilm ⓘ Marvel Entertainment ⓘ Pixar ⓘ
linked to:
Pixar Animation Studios
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| authored | The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Time 100 list honoree (multiple years) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1951-02-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| boardMemberOf | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| CEOEndDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| CEOStartDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| degree | Bachelor of Science in Television and Radio ⓘ |
| education | Ithaca College ⓘ |
| employer | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| familyName | Iger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate leadership
ⓘ
media management ⓘ |
| fullName |
Robert Allen Iger
ⓘ
linked to:
Bob Iger
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasChild | 4 ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
media industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding Disney’s intellectual property portfolio
ⓘ
leading major acquisitions for Disney ⓘ revitalizing The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| launched | Disney+ ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company
ⓘ
Executive Chairman of The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
ⓘ
media executive ⓘ |
| parentCompanyLed | ABC ⓘ |
| predecessor | Michael Eisner ⓘ |
| previousPosition |
President and COO of ABC, Inc.
ⓘ
President and COO of Capital Cities/ABC ⓘ President and COO of The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| religion | Jewish background ⓘ |
| residence |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| returnedAsCEO | 2022 ⓘ |
| spouse | Willow Bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Iger Description of subject: Iger is the surname of Bob Iger, the longtime CEO and influential leader of The Walt Disney Company.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.