Alonzo Herndon
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Alonzo Herndon was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent Atlanta entrepreneur and founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, making him one of the first Black millionaires in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alonzo Herndon canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3583895 — 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: Alonzo Herndon Context triple: [South-View Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Alonzo Herndon]
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A.
Otis Campbell
Otis Campbell is the lovable, frequently inebriated town drunk of Mayberry on the classic American television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
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B.
Augustus F. Hawkins
Augustus F. Hawkins was a pioneering African American U.S. Congressman from California known for his leadership on civil rights, labor, and full-employment legislation.
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C.
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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D.
Julius Adams
Julius Adams was an American professional football defensive end best known for his long NFL career with the New England Patriots from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
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E.
Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
- 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: Alonzo Herndon Target entity description: Alonzo Herndon was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent Atlanta entrepreneur and founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, making him one of the first Black millionaires in the United States.
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A.
Otis Campbell
Otis Campbell is the lovable, frequently inebriated town drunk of Mayberry on the classic American television series "The Andy Griffith Show."
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B.
Augustus F. Hawkins
Augustus F. Hawkins was a pioneering African American U.S. Congressman from California known for his leadership on civil rights, labor, and full-employment legislation.
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C.
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson was an American high jumper who won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, setting an Olympic record and challenging Nazi racial ideology.
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D.
Julius Adams
Julius Adams was an American professional football defensive end best known for his long NFL career with the New England Patriots from the late 1960s through the 1980s.
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E.
Horace Cayton
Horace Cayton was an influential African American sociologist, journalist, and author whose work documented Black urban life and helped shape the intellectual landscape of the Chicago Black Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American businessperson
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ company founder ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ human ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Atlanta, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| businessHeadquarters |
Sweet Auburn district, Atlanta
ⓘ
linked to:
Sweet Auburn neighborhood
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1858-06-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1927-07-21 ⓘ |
| era |
Jim Crow era
ⓘ
linked to:
Jim Crow laws
|
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Herndon ⓘ |
| founded | Atlanta Life Insurance Company ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| foundedOrganizationType | life insurance company ⓘ |
| givenName | Alonzo ⓘ |
| hasChild | Norris B. Herndon ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Atlanta Life Insurance Company as one of the largest Black-owned insurance firms in the U.S. ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Herndon Home, Atlanta
ⓘ
linked to:
Herndon Home
|
| heritageDesignationOfResidence |
National Historic Landmark (Herndon Home)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
|
| knownFor |
economic leadership in Atlanta’s Black community
ⓘ
philanthropy in African-American education and civic causes ⓘ |
| movement | African-American business movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first Black millionaires in the United States
ⓘ
building a major African-American–owned insurance company in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Atlanta Life Insurance Company ⓘ |
| occupation |
barber
ⓘ
entrepreneur ⓘ insurance executive ⓘ |
| owned |
barbershops in Atlanta
ⓘ
real estate in Atlanta ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Walton County, Georgia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Atlanta, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| religion | Baptist ⓘ |
| residence |
Atlanta, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialStatusAtBirth | enslaved person ⓘ |
| spouse |
Adrienne McNeil Herndon
ⓘ
Jessie Gillespie Herndon ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Georgia ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Georgia ⓘ |
| workedIn |
insurance industry
ⓘ
personal grooming and barbering industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alonzo Herndon Description of subject: Alonzo Herndon was a formerly enslaved man who became a prominent Atlanta entrepreneur and founder of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company, making him one of the first Black millionaires in the United States.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
South-View Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
subject linked to:
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States