Vincent Gigante
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Vincent Gigante was a powerful American mob boss, infamous for leading the Genovese crime family and feigning mental illness to evade law enforcement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vincent Gigante canonical | 1 |
| Vincent Louis Gigante | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5454833 — 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: Vincent Gigante Context triple: [Luciano crime family, notableBoss, Vincent Gigante]
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A.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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B.
Joe Bonanno
Joe Bonanno was a powerful Italian-American Mafia boss who led the Bonanno crime family in New York and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Joseph Profaci
Joseph Profaci was a powerful mid-20th-century New York Mafia boss who founded and led the crime family later known as the Colombo family.
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E.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
- 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: Vincent Gigante Target entity description: Vincent Gigante was a powerful American mob boss, infamous for leading the Genovese crime family and feigning mental illness to evade law enforcement.
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A.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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B.
Joe Bonanno
Joe Bonanno was a powerful Italian-American Mafia boss who led the Bonanno crime family in New York and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime during the mid-20th century.
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C.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
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D.
Joseph Profaci
Joseph Profaci was a powerful mid-20th-century New York Mafia boss who founded and led the crime family later known as the Colombo family.
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E.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mobster
ⓘ
crime boss ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsInCrime | 1950s–1990s ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Saint Anthony Cemetery, Monticello, New York, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy
ⓘ
conspiracy to murder ⓘ extortion ⓘ obstruction of justice ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalOrganization |
American Mafia
ⓘ
linked to:
La Cosa Nostra
Genovese crime family ⓘ
linked to:
Luciano crime family
|
| dateOfBirth | 1928-03-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction |
1997
ⓘ
2003 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-12-19 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| fullName |
Vincent Louis Gigante
ⓘ
linked to:
Vincent Gigante
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| imprisonedAt | United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| inPrisonAtTimeOfDeath | true ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | claimed to suffer from dementia and schizophrenia ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Genovese crime family
ⓘ
linked to:
Luciano crime family
|
| nickname |
The Chin
ⓘ
The Oddfather ⓘ |
| notableFor |
feigning mental illness to avoid prosecution
ⓘ
leadership of the Genovese crime family ⓘ walking in a bathrobe and slippers in public to appear mentally ill ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 with Olympia Esposito ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
labor racketeer ⓘ mobster ⓘ |
| parent |
Salvatore Gigante
ⓘ
Yolanda Gigante ⓘ |
| penalty |
12 years imprisonment
ⓘ
additional 3 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Springfield, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Springfield, Missouri
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| positionHeld | boss of the Genovese crime family ⓘ |
| previousOccupation | professional boxer ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| sibling |
Louis Gigante
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Mario Gigante ⓘ Ralph Gigante ⓘ |
| spouse | Olympia Esposito ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vincent Gigante Description of subject: Vincent Gigante was a powerful American mob boss, infamous for leading the Genovese crime family and feigning mental illness to evade law enforcement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vincent Gigante