Alan Bond
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Alan Bond was a controversial Australian businessman and entrepreneur best known for his role in winning the 1983 America’s Cup and for his later corporate scandals and imprisonment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan Bond canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3299742 — 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)
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Target entity: Alan Bond Context triple: [Bond University, founder, Alan Bond]
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A.
Colin Bond
Colin Bond is an Australian former racing driver and team manager best known for his success in touring car and rally competition during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton is an American composer best known for his orchestral film and television scores, including work for Disney attractions and numerous Hollywood productions.
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C.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
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D.
Noel Chiappa
Noel Chiappa is a computer scientist and Internet pioneer known for his early work on networking protocols and contributions to the development of the Internet architecture.
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E.
Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
- 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: Alan Bond Target entity description: Alan Bond was a controversial Australian businessman and entrepreneur best known for his role in winning the 1983 America’s Cup and for his later corporate scandals and imprisonment.
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A.
Colin Bond
Colin Bond is an Australian former racing driver and team manager best known for his success in touring car and rally competition during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Bruce Broughton
Bruce Broughton is an American composer best known for his orchestral film and television scores, including work for Disney attractions and numerous Hollywood productions.
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C.
John Brett
John Brett was a 19th-century British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, renowned for his highly detailed landscapes and maritime scenes.
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D.
Noel Chiappa
Noel Chiappa is a computer scientist and Internet pioneer known for his early work on networking protocols and contributions to the development of the Internet architecture.
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E.
Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
ⓘ
convicted criminal ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| achievement | first non-American syndicate to win the America’s Cup ⓘ |
| backed | Australia II yacht syndicate ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from heart surgery ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
dishonest business practices
ⓘ
fraud ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-04-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-06-05 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial Australian businessman
ⓘ
high-profile corporate figure in Australia ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Australia ⓘ |
| era | 1980s corporate boom in Australia ⓘ |
| familyName | Bond ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
brewing industry
ⓘ
media ownership ⓘ property development ⓘ |
| founded |
Bond Brewing
ⓘ
Bond Corporation ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | Australia ⓘ |
| name | Alan Bond ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Australia II won the 1983 America’s Cup ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collapse of Bond Corporation
ⓘ
imprisonment for corporate fraud ⓘ major corporate scandals in Australia ⓘ one of Australia’s largest corporate collapses of the late 1980s ⓘ winning the 1983 America’s Cup as syndicate backer ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
corporate raider ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ |
| owned |
Channel Nine (Australia)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nine Network
Swan Brewery ⓘ Tooheys Brewery ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hammersmith, London, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Perth
|
| purchased |
Channel Nine (Australia) from Kerry Packer
ⓘ
linked to:
Nine Network
|
| residence |
Perth, Western Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Perth
|
| sentence | imprisonment ⓘ |
| sold |
Channel Nine (Australia) back to Kerry Packer
ⓘ
linked to:
Nine Network
|
| spouse |
Diana Bliss
ⓘ
Eileen Hughes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Bond Description of subject: Alan Bond was a controversial Australian businessman and entrepreneur best known for his role in winning the 1983 America’s Cup and for his later corporate scandals and imprisonment.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.