James Jesus Angleton
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James Jesus Angleton was a prominent American intelligence officer best known for serving as the long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James Jesus Angleton canonical | 11 |
| James Angleton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T143259 — 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: James Jesus Angleton Context triple: [Office of Strategic Services, employed, James Jesus Angleton]
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A.
William Colby
William Colby was an American intelligence officer who became Director of Central Intelligence, overseeing the CIA during a turbulent period in the 1970s.
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B.
E. Howard Hunt
E. Howard Hunt was a former CIA officer and White House operative best known as a key conspirator in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.
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C.
Frank Wisner
Frank Wisner was a prominent American intelligence officer who became a key architect of early U.S. covert operations during and after World War II.
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D.
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer, FBI agent, and political operative best known as a key architect of the Watergate break-in and later a conservative media personality.
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E.
Eugene E. Covert
Eugene E. Covert was an American aeronautical engineer and MIT professor who served as the chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force and was a noted expert in fluid mechanics and aerospace technology.
- 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: James Jesus Angleton Target entity description: James Jesus Angleton was a prominent American intelligence officer best known for serving as the long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War.
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A.
William Colby
William Colby was an American intelligence officer who became Director of Central Intelligence, overseeing the CIA during a turbulent period in the 1970s.
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B.
E. Howard Hunt
E. Howard Hunt was a former CIA officer and White House operative best known as a key conspirator in the Watergate break-in and cover-up.
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C.
Frank Wisner
Frank Wisner was a prominent American intelligence officer who became a key architect of early U.S. covert operations during and after World War II.
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D.
G. Gordon Liddy
G. Gordon Liddy was an American lawyer, FBI agent, and political operative best known as a key architect of the Watergate break-in and later a conservative media personality.
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E.
Eugene E. Covert
Eugene E. Covert was an American aeronautical engineer and MIT professor who served as the chief scientist of the U.S. Air Force and was a noted expert in fluid mechanics and aerospace technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
human ⓘ intelligence officer ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Legion of Merit
ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-12-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-05-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Malvern College
ⓘ
University of Virginia School of Law ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
Office of Strategic Services ⓘ |
| familyName | Angleton ⓘ |
| father | James Hugh Angleton ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
counterintelligence
ⓘ
espionage ⓘ intelligence analysis ⓘ |
| fullName | James Jesus Angleton ⓘ |
| genre | counterintelligence theory ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial mole-hunt within the CIA
ⓘ
intense focus on Soviet penetration of Western intelligence services ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Office of Strategic Services ⓘ |
| middleName |
Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Jesus Christ
|
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| mother | Carmen Mercedes Moreno ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War ⓘ |
| notableIdea | emphasis on the concept of a strategic Soviet deception program ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of CIA counterintelligence doctrine during the Cold War ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
intelligence officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Cold War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Intelligence Agency Counterintelligence Staff
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Intelligence Agency
|
| placeOfBirth |
Boise, Idaho, United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Boise, Idaho, United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C., United States of America
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| positionHeld | Chief of Counterintelligence at the Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Rome, Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Rome
Washington, D.C., United States of America ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Cecily Harriet d'Autremont ⓘ |
| workedAt |
CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
CIA Headquarters
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Jesus Angleton Description of subject: James Jesus Angleton was a prominent American intelligence officer best known for serving as the long-time chief of counterintelligence at the CIA during the Cold War.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: James Jesus Angleton