Martin Richard
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Martin Richard was an eight-year-old boy from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who was tragically killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and later became a symbol of peace and resilience for the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martin Richard canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T672778 — 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: Martin Richard Context triple: [2013 Boston Marathon bombing, notableVictim, Martin Richard]
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A.
John Holmes
John Holmes was a famous American adult film actor of the 1970s and early 1980s, widely known for his prolific career and distinctive physical attributes.
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B.
Aaron Swartz
Aaron Swartz was an American programmer, writer, and internet activist known for his pioneering work on RSS, Creative Commons, Reddit, and his influential advocacy for open access and digital rights.
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C.
Jed Harris
Jed Harris was a prominent American theatrical producer and director known for staging influential Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Benjamin Harris
Benjamin Harris was a 17th-century English publisher and bookseller known for printing early colonial American works, including religious and political texts.
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E.
Christopher Jordan Wallace
Christopher Jordan Wallace is an American actor and rapper, best known as the son of legendary hip-hop artist The Notorious B.I.G.
- 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: Martin Richard Target entity description: Martin Richard was an eight-year-old boy from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who was tragically killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and later became a symbol of peace and resilience for the city.
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A.
John Holmes
John Holmes was a famous American adult film actor of the 1970s and early 1980s, widely known for his prolific career and distinctive physical attributes.
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B.
Aaron Swartz
Aaron Swartz was an American programmer, writer, and internet activist known for his pioneering work on RSS, Creative Commons, Reddit, and his influential advocacy for open access and digital rights.
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C.
Jed Harris
Jed Harris was a prominent American theatrical producer and director known for staging influential Broadway productions in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Benjamin Harris
Benjamin Harris was a 17th-century English publisher and bookseller known for printing early colonial American works, including religious and political texts.
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E.
Christopher Jordan Wallace
Christopher Jordan Wallace is an American actor and rapper, best known as the son of legendary hip-hop artist The Notorious B.I.G.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child victim
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 8 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boston Marathon
ⓘ
city of Boston ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| causeOfDeath |
Boston Marathon bombing
ⓘ
linked to:
2013 Boston Marathon bombing
|
| commemoratedBy |
MR8 Foundation
ⓘ
Martin Richard Foundation ⓘ Martin’s Park ⓘ public memorials in Boston ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 2004 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-04-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Neighborhood House Charter School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Richard ⓘ |
| givenName | Martin ⓘ |
| hasCause | terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon ⓘ |
| hasFather | Bill Richard ⓘ |
| hasMother | Denise Richard ⓘ |
| hasNotableQuote | No more hurting people. Peace. ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | student ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Jane Richard ⓘ |
| inspired | youth peace and community programs in Boston ⓘ |
| knownFor | symbolizing peace and resilience in Boston after the bombing ⓘ |
| legacy | promotion of peace and community service in his name ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Boston Marathon remembrance events
ⓘ
media coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the youngest victim killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing ⓘ |
| partOf | victims of the Boston Marathon bombing ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| placeOfBurial | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Dorchester neighborhood of Boston
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| slogan | No more hurting people. Peace. ⓘ |
| victimOf |
bombing
ⓘ
terrorism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin Richard Description of subject: Martin Richard was an eight-year-old boy from Dorchester, Massachusetts, who was tragically killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and later became a symbol of peace and resilience for the city.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.