Jerry Brown
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Jerry Brown is an American Democratic politician who served multiple terms as governor of California and ran several times for the U.S. presidency.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jerry Brown canonical | 17 |
| Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. | 2 |
| Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr. | 1 |
| Jerry Brown 1992 presidential campaign | 1 |
| Jerry Brown's first governorship of California | 1 |
| Pat Brown | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19585 — 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: Jerry Brown Context triple: [Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1980, hasCandidate, Jerry Brown]
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A.
William Newsom
William Newsom was an American state appeals court judge and prominent San Francisco attorney known as the father of California Governor Gavin Newsom and for his long-standing connections to influential political and business circles.
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B.
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the governor of California and is known for his progressive policies on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and social justice.
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C.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is an American documentary filmmaker, actor, and advocate for gender equality who serves as the First Partner of California.
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D.
Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu is an American Republican politician and businessman who has served as the governor of New Hampshire.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of California
The Lieutenant Governor of California is the state's second-highest executive officer, who serves as acting governor when the governor is absent and holds roles on key state boards and commissions.
- 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: Jerry Brown Target entity description: Jerry Brown is an American Democratic politician who served multiple terms as governor of California and ran several times for the U.S. presidency.
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A.
William Newsom
William Newsom was an American state appeals court judge and prominent San Francisco attorney known as the father of California Governor Gavin Newsom and for his long-standing connections to influential political and business circles.
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B.
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who serves as the governor of California and is known for his progressive policies on issues such as climate change, healthcare, and social justice.
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C.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Jennifer Siebel Newsom is an American documentary filmmaker, actor, and advocate for gender equality who serves as the First Partner of California.
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D.
Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu is an American Republican politician and businessman who has served as the governor of New Hampshire.
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E.
Lieutenant Governor of California
The Lieutenant Governor of California is the state's second-highest executive officer, who serves as acting governor when the governor is absent and holds roles on key state boards and commissions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Democrat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthName |
Edmund Gerald Brown Jr.
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linked to:
Jerry Brown
|
| candidateInElection |
1976 Democratic Party presidential primaries
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1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ 1992 Democratic Party presidential primaries ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-04-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Berkeley
ⓘ
Yale Law School ⓘ |
| endTime |
1983-01-03
ⓘ
2019-01-07 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Brown
ⓘ
linked to:
Black
|
| father | Pat Brown ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Edmund
ⓘ
Gerald ⓘ |
| ideology |
fiscal conservatism (relative within Democratic Party)
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progressivism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| mother | Bernice Layne Brown ⓘ |
| name | Jerry Brown ⓘ |
| nickname | Governor Moonbeam ⓘ |
| notableFor |
environmental policy initiatives in California
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fiscal austerity measures as governor ⓘ |
| notableWork | promotion of California’s cap-and-trade climate program ⓘ |
| officeHeldDuringPeriod |
Governor of California (first tenure)
ⓘ
Governor of California (second tenure) ⓘ
linked to:
Governor of California
|
| placeOfBirth |
San Francisco, California, United States
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linked to:
San Francisco
|
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of California
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Chair of the California Democratic Party ⓘ Governor of California ⓘ Mayor of Oakland, California ⓘ Secretary of State of California ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Colusa County, California, United States
ⓘ
Oakland, California, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
|
| spouse | Anne Gust Brown ⓘ |
| startTime |
1975-01-06
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2011-01-03 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Gavin Newsom
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George Deukmejian ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Sacramento, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Sacramento
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jerry Brown Description of subject: Jerry Brown is an American Democratic politician who served multiple terms as governor of California and ran several times for the U.S. presidency.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Gerald
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Gust Brown