Michael Badnarik
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Michael Badnarik was a libertarian political activist, constitutional lecturer, and the Libertarian Party’s nominee for U.S. president in 2004.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Badnarik canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1534955 — 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: Michael Badnarik Context triple: [2004 United States presidential election, majorThirdPartyCandidate, Michael Badnarik]
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A.
Chris Malachowsky
Chris Malachowsky is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of NVIDIA, a leading technology company in graphics processing and AI computing.
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B.
John Sarrao
John Sarrao is an American physicist and scientific leader known for his work in condensed matter physics and for directing major U.S. research institutions, including the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
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C.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
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D.
Bill Murto
Bill Murto is an American businessman best known as one of the three co-founders of the computer company Compaq.
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E.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
- 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: Michael Badnarik Target entity description: Michael Badnarik was a libertarian political activist, constitutional lecturer, and the Libertarian Party’s nominee for U.S. president in 2004.
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A.
Chris Malachowsky
Chris Malachowsky is an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of NVIDIA, a leading technology company in graphics processing and AI computing.
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B.
John Sarrao
John Sarrao is an American physicist and scientific leader known for his work in condensed matter physics and for directing major U.S. research institutions, including the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
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C.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
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D.
Bill Murto
Bill Murto is an American businessman best known as one of the three co-founders of the computer company Compaq.
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E.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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libertarian ⓘ political activist ⓘ politician ⓘ radio host ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 68 ⓘ |
| authored | Good to Be King: The Foundation of Our Constitutional Freedom ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Texas
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surface form:
Texas, United States
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| candidateFor | Texas's 10th congressional district ⓘ |
| candidateInElection |
2004 United States presidential election
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2006 United States House of Representatives elections ⓘ |
| cause |
constitutional rights
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individual liberty ⓘ limited government ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-08-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-08-11 ⓘ |
| education | Hammond High School ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Czech American ⓘ |
| familyName | Badnarik ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| ideology |
libertarianism
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minarchism ⓘ |
| knownFor | teaching classes on the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement | American libertarian movement ⓘ |
| name | Michael Badnarik self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in 2004 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Good to Be King: The Foundation of Our Constitutional Freedom ⓘ |
| occupation | author ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hammond, Indiana
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surface form:
Hammond, Indiana, United States
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| placeOfDeath | San Antonio, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Austin, Texas, United States
ⓘ
Campbell, Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Campbell, Texas, United States
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| politicalParty | Libertarian Party (United States) ⓘ |
| profession |
constitutional lecturer
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ radio talk show host ⓘ software engineer ⓘ |
| radioShow | Lighting the Fires of Liberty ⓘ |
| ranForOffice |
President of the United States
ⓘ
United States House of Representatives ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. House of Representatives
|
| runningMate | Richard Campagna ⓘ |
| servedAs |
computer programmer
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instructor on constitutional law ⓘ |
| website | http://www.constitutionpreservation.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Badnarik Description of subject: Michael Badnarik was a libertarian political activist, constitutional lecturer, and the Libertarian Party’s nominee for U.S. president in 2004.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.