Gordon Getty
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Gordon Getty is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and classical music composer, and a son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gordon Getty canonical | 21 |
| Gordon Getty Jr. | 1 |
| Gordon Peter Getty | 1 |
| Gordon Peter Getty Jr. | 1 |
| John Gilbert Getty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T71994 — 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: Gordon Getty Context triple: [PlumpJack wine store, foundedBy, Gordon Getty]
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A.
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist who greatly expanded the Rockefeller family’s business and charitable legacy, funding major institutions such as Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, and the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg.
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B.
Avram Glazer
Avram Glazer is an American businessman and member of the Glazer family, known for his ownership stake and leadership role in Manchester United Football Club.
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C.
Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn is an American billionaire investor and corporate raider known for his aggressive activist investing strategies and significant influence on Wall Street.
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D.
James L. Dolan
James L. Dolan is an American businessman and executive best known as the head of Madison Square Garden Sports and Entertainment, overseeing teams like the New York Knicks and New York Rangers.
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E.
Joel Glazer
Joel Glazer is an American businessman and member of the Glazer family who co-owns and helps oversee the operations of Manchester United Football Club.
- 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: Gordon Getty Target entity description: Gordon Getty is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and classical music composer, and a son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
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A.
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. was an American financier and philanthropist who greatly expanded the Rockefeller family’s business and charitable legacy, funding major institutions such as Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, and the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg.
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B.
Avram Glazer
Avram Glazer is an American businessman and member of the Glazer family, known for his ownership stake and leadership role in Manchester United Football Club.
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C.
Carl Icahn
Carl Icahn is an American billionaire investor and corporate raider known for his aggressive activist investing strategies and significant influence on Wall Street.
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D.
James L. Dolan
James L. Dolan is an American businessman and executive best known as the head of Madison Square Garden Sports and Entertainment, overseeing teams like the New York Knicks and New York Rangers.
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E.
Joel Glazer
Joel Glazer is an American businessman and member of the Glazer family who co-owns and helps oversee the operations of Manchester United Football Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ classical composer ⓘ human ⓘ investor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| child |
Andrew Getty
ⓘ
Gordon Getty Jr. ⓘ
linked to:
Gordon Getty
John Gilbert Getty ⓘ
linked to:
Gordon Getty
William Paul Getty ⓘ
linked to:
J. Paul Getty
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-12-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
ⓘ
St. Ignatius College Preparatory ⓘ University of San Francisco ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Getty
ⓘ
linked to:
Getty Center
|
| father | J. Paul Getty ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
finance
ⓘ
music composition ⓘ philanthropy ⓘ |
| fullName |
Gordon Peter Getty
ⓘ
linked to:
Gordon Getty
|
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon ⓘ |
| hasNetWorth | over 1,000,000,000 USD ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a major heir to the Getty oil fortune
ⓘ
composing operas and vocal works ⓘ supporting arts and cultural institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Getty family ⓘ |
| mother | Ann Rork Getty ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Kennedy Center Honors (as patron of the arts, context-dependent)
ⓘ
linked to:
Kennedy Center Honors
|
| notableFor | being one of the wealthiest Americans in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Joan and the Bells
ⓘ
Plump Jack ⓘ The White Election ⓘ Usher House ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
composer ⓘ investor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| patronOf |
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
ⓘ
San Francisco Opera ⓘ San Francisco Symphony ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| religion | Roman Catholic (reported) ⓘ |
| residence |
San Francisco, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| spouse | Ann Gilbert Getty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gordon Getty Description of subject: Gordon Getty is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and classical music composer, and a son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gordon Getty
linked to: Gordon Getty
linked to: Gordon Getty
linked to: Gordon Getty
subject linked to:
The Getty family (minority stake)