Bumpy Johnson
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Bumpy Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss known for his influence over the neighborhood’s underworld and connections to the Italian Mafia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bumpy Johnson canonical | 5 |
| Pops Johnson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T524022 — 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: Bumpy Johnson Context triple: [American Gangster, portrays, Bumpy Johnson]
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A.
Bill Cobbs
Bill Cobbs is an American character actor known for his prolific supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in movies like "Night at the Museum," "Demolition Man," and "The Hudsucker Proxy."
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B.
Tuffy Rhodes
Tuffy Rhodes is an American former professional baseball outfielder best known for his prolific power-hitting career in Nippon Professional Baseball, where he tied the single-season home run record.
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C.
Buddy Buie
Buddy Buie was an American songwriter and producer best known for crafting numerous hits in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Atlanta Rhythm Section and Classics IV.
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D.
Bill Klem
Bill Klem was a pioneering Major League Baseball umpire, often called the "father of modern umpiring," known for his long career and influential role in shaping officiating standards.
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E.
Rallo Tubbs
Rallo Tubbs is a precocious, sharp-tongued young boy and one of the central comedic characters in the animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
- 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: Bumpy Johnson Target entity description: Bumpy Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss known for his influence over the neighborhood’s underworld and connections to the Italian Mafia.
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A.
Bill Cobbs
Bill Cobbs is an American character actor known for his prolific supporting roles in film and television, including appearances in movies like "Night at the Museum," "Demolition Man," and "The Hudsucker Proxy."
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B.
Tuffy Rhodes
Tuffy Rhodes is an American former professional baseball outfielder best known for his prolific power-hitting career in Nippon Professional Baseball, where he tied the single-season home run record.
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C.
Buddy Buie
Buddy Buie was an American songwriter and producer best known for crafting numerous hits in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly with the Atlanta Rhythm Section and Classics IV.
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D.
Bill Klem
Bill Klem was a pioneering Major League Baseball umpire, often called the "father of modern umpiring," known for his long career and influential role in shaping officiating standards.
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E.
Rallo Tubbs
Rallo Tubbs is a precocious, sharp-tongued young boy and one of the central comedic characters in the animated sitcom "The Cleveland Show."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mobster
ⓘ
Harlem gangster ⓘ crime boss ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation | Harlem ⓘ |
| associateOf |
Frank Costello
ⓘ
Lucky Luciano ⓘ Meyer Lansky ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1905-10-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Charleston
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| convictedIn | United States federal court ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
conspiracy
ⓘ
narcotics-related offenses ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1948 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1968-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
|
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| fullName | Ellsworth Raymond Johnson ⓘ |
| givenName | Ellsworth ⓘ |
| hasGenre | organized crime figure ⓘ |
| incarceratedAt |
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
ⓘ
linked to:
Alcatraz Island
|
| influenced | later Harlem drug traffickers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
connections to the Italian-American Mafia
ⓘ
gambling operations in Harlem ⓘ involvement in narcotics trafficking ⓘ |
| nickname | Bumpy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence over Harlem’s underworld
ⓘ
leading organized crime activities in Harlem in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableRole | mediator between Harlem criminal organizations and Italian-American Mafia families ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
drug trafficker ⓘ gangster ⓘ racketeer ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | Stephanie St. Clair ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
|
| portrayedBy |
Clarence Williams III
ⓘ
Forest Whitaker ⓘ Laurence Fishburne ⓘ |
| releaseFromPrisonDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| residence |
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
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| spouse | Mayme Hatcher Johnson ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
TV series "Godfather of Harlem"
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film "American Gangster" ⓘ
linked to:
American Gangster
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| timeInPrison | about 10 years at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bumpy Johnson Description of subject: Bumpy Johnson was a notorious mid-20th-century Harlem crime boss known for his influence over the neighborhood’s underworld and connections to the Italian Mafia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.