Gordon Gekko
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Gordon Gekko is a fictional, ruthlessly ambitious corporate raider and symbol of 1980s Wall Street greed from the film "Wall Street."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gordon Gekko canonical | 23 |
| Gordon Gekko's parents (unnamed) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T517168 — 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: Gordon Gekko Context triple: [Michael Douglas, characterPortrayed, Gordon Gekko]
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A.
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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B.
Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort is an American former stockbroker and motivational speaker best known for his high-flying, fraudulent Wall Street career and subsequent memoir "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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C.
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist who owns the New York Mets Major League Baseball team.
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D.
Joseph Durst
Joseph Durst was a prominent New York City real estate developer and patriarch of the Durst family, known for building one of the city’s major real estate empires.
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E.
Seymour Durst
Seymour Durst was a prominent New York City real estate developer and patriarch of the Durst family, known for expanding The Durst Organization into a major Manhattan property empire and for his outspoken political views.
- 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 Gekko Target entity description: Gordon Gekko is a fictional, ruthlessly ambitious corporate raider and symbol of 1980s Wall Street greed from the film "Wall Street."
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A.
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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B.
Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort is an American former stockbroker and motivational speaker best known for his high-flying, fraudulent Wall Street career and subsequent memoir "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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C.
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist who owns the New York Mets Major League Baseball team.
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D.
Joseph Durst
Joseph Durst was a prominent New York City real estate developer and patriarch of the Durst family, known for building one of the city’s major real estate empires.
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E.
Seymour Durst
Seymour Durst was a prominent New York City real estate developer and patriarch of the Durst family, known for expanding The Durst Organization into a major Manhattan property empire and for his outspoken political views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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corporate raider ⓘ cultural icon ⓘ fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ stockbroker ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Wall Street
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wall Street
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insider trading scandals ⓘ |
| awardConnection |
Michael Douglas won Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Gordon Gekko
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linked to:
Michael Douglas
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| businessBase | New York City ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Oliver Stone
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Stanley Weiser ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
influenced public perception of Wall Street traders
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often cited in discussions of business ethics ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Carl Fox
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SEC ⓘ
linked to:
Securities and Exchange Commission
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| famousFor | catchphrase "Greed is good" ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Wall Street film series
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linked to:
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
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| firstAppearance | Wall Street ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
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charismatic ⓘ manipulative ⓘ materialistic ⓘ ruthless ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive corporate raiding
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hostile takeovers ⓘ insider trading ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Bud Fox ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
corporate raider
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financier ⓘ stock market investor ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Rudy Gekko
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Winnie Gekko ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Douglas ⓘ |
| quote |
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.
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Lunch is for wimps. ⓘ |
| sequelAppearanceYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| spouse | Kate Gekko ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
1980s Wall Street greed
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corporate excess ⓘ ruthless capitalism ⓘ |
| worksInIndustry |
finance
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investment banking ⓘ stock market ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gordon Gekko Description of subject: Gordon Gekko is a fictional, ruthlessly ambitious corporate raider and symbol of 1980s Wall Street greed from the film "Wall Street."
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Carl Fox in Wall Street
linked to: Gordon Gekko
subject linked to:
Darien Taylor in Wall Street