William Pelham Barr
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William Pelham Barr is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Attorney General under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Barr | 1 |
| William Pelham Barr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12902500 — 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: William Pelham Barr Context triple: [William Barr, name, William Pelham Barr]
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A.
Hank Gowdy
Hank Gowdy was a standout Major League Baseball catcher best known for his star performance in the 1914 World Series and for being the first active MLB player to enlist for military service in World War I.
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B.
Eric Holder
Eric Holder is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 82nd United States Attorney General, becoming the first African American to hold that office.
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C.
David J. Barron
David J. Barron is an American jurist and former Harvard Law School professor who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
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D.
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto Gonzales is an American lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General who served in the George W. Bush administration and was the first Hispanic person to hold that office.
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E.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. is an American lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, arguing numerous landmark cases before the Supreme Court.
- 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: William Pelham Barr Target entity description: William Pelham Barr is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Attorney General under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump.
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A.
Hank Gowdy
Hank Gowdy was a standout Major League Baseball catcher best known for his star performance in the 1914 World Series and for being the first active MLB player to enlist for military service in World War I.
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B.
Eric Holder
Eric Holder is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 82nd United States Attorney General, becoming the first African American to hold that office.
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C.
David J. Barron
David J. Barron is an American jurist and former Harvard Law School professor who serves as the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
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D.
Alberto Gonzales
Alberto Gonzales is an American lawyer and former U.S. Attorney General who served in the George W. Bush administration and was the first Hispanic person to hold that office.
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E.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr.
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. is an American lawyer who served as Solicitor General of the United States under President Barack Obama, arguing numerous landmark cases before the Supreme Court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Attorney General
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government official ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Donald Trump
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George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-05-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
ⓘ
George Washington University Law School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| endTime (first term as Attorney General) | 1993 ⓘ |
| endTime (second term as Attorney General) | 2020 ⓘ |
| familyName | Barr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | The Honorable ⓘ |
| hasWrittenWork | One Damn Thing After Another NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| middleName | Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
service as U.S. Attorney General under Donald Trump
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service as U.S. Attorney General under George H. W. Bush ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
government official
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested | United States Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
77th United States Attorney General
ⓘ
85th United States Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Attorney General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dick Thornburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy (second term) | Jeff Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Virginia ⓘ |
| servedIn |
administration of Donald Trump
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administration of George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Christine Moynihan Barr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime (first term as Attorney General) | 1991 ⓘ |
| startTime (second term as Attorney General) | 2019 ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Janet Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy (second term) | Merrick Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Pelham Barr Description of subject: William Pelham Barr is an American lawyer and government official who served as the United States Attorney General under Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Barr
this entity surface form:
William Barr