Cleve Jones
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Cleve Jones is an American AIDS and LGBTQ rights activist best known for founding the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and his long-time collaboration with Harvey Milk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cleve Jones canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9906430 — 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: Cleve Jones Context triple: [When We Rise, portrays, Cleve Jones]
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A.
Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart was an American playwright and lyricist best known for writing the books and lyrics for hit Broadway musicals such as "Hello, Dolly!", "Bye Bye Birdie," and "Barnum."
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B.
Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart was a record producer best known for his work on Billy Joel’s breakthrough album "Piano Man."
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C.
Kene Holliday
Kene Holliday is an American actor best known for his role as investigator Tyler Hudson on the television series "Matlock."
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D.
Lionel Jefferson
Lionel Jefferson is a central character in the sitcom universe of All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons, known as the intelligent and witty son of George and Louise Jefferson.
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E.
Bill Duke
Bill Duke is an American actor and director known for his imposing presence and roles in films such as "Predator," "Commando," and "Menace II Society."
- 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: Cleve Jones Target entity description: Cleve Jones is an American AIDS and LGBTQ rights activist best known for founding the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and his long-time collaboration with Harvey Milk.
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A.
Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart was an American playwright and lyricist best known for writing the books and lyrics for hit Broadway musicals such as "Hello, Dolly!", "Bye Bye Birdie," and "Barnum."
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B.
Michael Stewart
Michael Stewart was a record producer best known for his work on Billy Joel’s breakthrough album "Piano Man."
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C.
Kene Holliday
Kene Holliday is an American actor best known for his role as investigator Tyler Hudson on the television series "Matlock."
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D.
Lionel Jefferson
Lionel Jefferson is a central character in the sitcom universe of All in the Family and its spin-off The Jeffersons, known as the intelligent and witty son of George and Louise Jefferson.
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E.
Bill Duke
Bill Duke is an American actor and director known for his imposing presence and roles in films such as "Predator," "Commando," and "Menace II Society."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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human ⓘ trade union organizer ⓘ |
| activismFocus |
HIV/AIDS awareness
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LGBT civil rights ⓘ marriage equality ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
LGBT workers’ rights
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people living with HIV/AIDS ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Castro District, San Francisco
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linked to:
The Castro (San Francisco)
|
| collaboratedWith | Harvey Milk ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-10-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | San Francisco State University ⓘ |
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| founded |
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
ⓘ
linked to:
AIDS Memorial Quilt
|
| givenName | Cleve ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.clevejones.com/ ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Harvey Milk ⓘ |
| knownFor | long-time collaboration with Harvey Milk ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Phoenix, Arizona
ⓘ
San Francisco, California ⓘ |
| memberOf |
AFL–CIO
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UNITE HERE ⓘ |
| movement |
AIDS activism
ⓘ
LGBT rights movement ⓘ |
| name | Cleve Jones ⓘ |
| notableFor |
AIDS activism in the United States
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LGBTQ rights activism in San Francisco ⓘ founding the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt ⓘ |
| notableWork |
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
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linked to:
AIDS Memorial Quilt
When We Rise: My Life in the Movement ⓘ |
| occupation |
AIDS activist
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LGBT rights activist ⓘ author ⓘ labor activist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | San Francisco gay rights movement of the 1970s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | San Francisco ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Austin P. McKenzie
ⓘ
Guy Pearce ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
When We Rise (TV miniseries)
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linked to:
When We Rise
|
| workLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| wrote | When We Rise: My Life in the Movement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cleve Jones Description of subject: Cleve Jones is an American AIDS and LGBTQ rights activist best known for founding the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and his long-time collaboration with Harvey Milk.
Referenced by (3)
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