Patrick Drahi

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billionaire businessperson company founder entrepreneur telecommunications magnate

Patrick Drahi is a Franco-Israeli billionaire businessman and telecoms magnate best known as the founder of the multinational cable and telecommunications company Altice.

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Patrick Drahi canonical	12

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T515604 — 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: Patrick Drahi
Context triple: [École Polytechnique, hasAlumnus, Patrick Drahi]

A. Barry Diller
Barry Diller is an American media and internet executive known for building major entertainment and digital companies, including leading Fox’s early expansion and later chairing IAC.
B. Ted Leonsis
Ted Leonsis is an American businessman, investor, and sports team owner best known for leading Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns several major Washington, D.C. professional sports franchises.
C. Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate billionaire and philanthropist best known as the principal owner of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the developer behind New York’s Hudson Yards.
D. Philip Anschutz
Philip Anschutz is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive investments in energy, railroads, real estate, and sports and entertainment ventures, including ownership stakes in major professional teams and venues.
E. Douglas Durst
Douglas Durst is a prominent New York City real estate developer and heir to the Durst family, known for leading The Durst Organization and overseeing major commercial and residential projects in Manhattan.
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: Patrick Drahi
Target entity description: Patrick Drahi is a Franco-Israeli billionaire businessman and telecoms magnate best known as the founder of the multinational cable and telecommunications company Altice.

A. Barry Diller
Barry Diller is an American media and internet executive known for building major entertainment and digital companies, including leading Fox’s early expansion and later chairing IAC.
B. Ted Leonsis
Ted Leonsis is an American businessman, investor, and sports team owner best known for leading Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns several major Washington, D.C. professional sports franchises.
C. Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate billionaire and philanthropist best known as the principal owner of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the developer behind New York’s Hudson Yards.
D. Philip Anschutz
Philip Anschutz is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive investments in energy, railroads, real estate, and sports and entertainment ventures, including ownership stakes in major professional teams and venues.
E. Douglas Durst
Douglas Durst is a prominent New York City real estate developer and heir to the Durst family, known for leading The Durst Organization and overseeing major commercial and residential projects in Manhattan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	billionaire ⓘ businessperson ⓘ company founder ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ telecommunications magnate ⓘ
acquired	Cablevision Systems Corporation ⓘ Portugal Telecom assets ⓘ SFR ⓘ Suddenlink Communications ⓘ linked to: Altice USA
birthCountry	Morocco ⓘ
birthDate	1963-08-20 ⓘ
birthPlace	Casablanca ⓘ
businessStrategy	cost-cutting ⓘ debt-financed acquisitions ⓘ
citizenship	France ⓘ Israel ⓘ
controls	Altice USA ⓘ
degree	engineering ⓘ
education	École Nationale Supérieure de Télécommunications de Paris ⓘ École Polytechnique ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Jewish Moroccan ⓘ
field	cable television industry ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ
founded	Altice ⓘ linked to: Altice NV Altice Europe ⓘ linked to: Altice NV Altice USA ⓘ
knownFor	founding Altice ⓘ leveraged acquisitions in telecoms sector ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ
listedBy	Forbes ⓘ
maritalStatus	married ⓘ
name	Patrick Drahi ⓘ
nationality	French ⓘ Israeli ⓘ
notableTitle	chairman of Altice ⓘ founder of Altice ⓘ
numberOfChildren	4 ⓘ
occupation	businessman ⓘ telecoms executive ⓘ
owns	Altice Europe ⓘ linked to: Altice NV
religion	Judaism ⓘ
residence	Switzerland ⓘ
sector	media ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ
spouseCitizenship	Moroccan ⓘ
wealthStatus	billionaire ⓘ