John A. Paulson
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John A. Paulson is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist known for his hugely profitable bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 financial crisis.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John A. Paulson canonical | 3 |
| Paulson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1780252 — 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: John A. Paulson Context triple: [Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, namedAfter, John A. Paulson]
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Stephen A. Schwarzman
Stephen A. Schwarzman is an American billionaire businessman, co-founder and CEO of the private equity firm Blackstone, and a prominent philanthropist in education and the arts.
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B.
Peter G. Peterson
Peter G. Peterson was an American businessman, investment banker, and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce best known as a co-founder of the private equity firm Blackstone and a prominent advocate for fiscal responsibility.
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C.
Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill is an American banker and philanthropist best known for building Citigroup into a financial giant and for his major philanthropic contributions to education and medicine.
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D.
David M. Rubenstein
David M. Rubenstein is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
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E.
James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus is a British actor known for his comedic roles in television series such as "The Thin Blue Line" and "Gimme Gimme Gimme," as well as appearances in films and on stage.
- 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: John A. Paulson Target entity description: John A. Paulson is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist known for his hugely profitable bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 financial crisis.
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A.
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Stephen A. Schwarzman is an American billionaire businessman, co-founder and CEO of the private equity firm Blackstone, and a prominent philanthropist in education and the arts.
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B.
Peter G. Peterson
Peter G. Peterson was an American businessman, investment banker, and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce best known as a co-founder of the private equity firm Blackstone and a prominent advocate for fiscal responsibility.
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C.
Sanford I. Weill
Sanford I. Weill is an American banker and philanthropist best known for building Citigroup into a financial giant and for his major philanthropic contributions to education and medicine.
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D.
David M. Rubenstein
David M. Rubenstein is an American billionaire investor, philanthropist, and co-founder of the global private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
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E.
James Dreyfus
James Dreyfus is a British actor known for his comedic roles in television series such as "The Thin Blue Line" and "Gimme Gimme Gimme," as well as appearances in films and on stage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
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businessperson ⓘ hedge fund manager ⓘ human ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in finance
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Master of Business Administration ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City financial industry ⓘ |
| businessModel |
distressed debt investing
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event-driven hedge fund strategies ⓘ merger arbitrage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| donatedTo |
Central Park Conservancy
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Harvard University ⓘ New York University ⓘ various medical institutions in the United States ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard Business School
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New York University ⓘ |
| employer | Paulson & Co. ⓘ |
| familyName |
John A. Paulson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Paulson
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| fieldOfWork |
event-driven investing
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finance ⓘ hedge funds ⓘ |
| founded | Paulson & Co. ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasNetWorthRanking | one of the wealthiest hedge fund managers in the world ⓘ |
| industry |
asset management
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investment management ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contrarian investment strategies
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large personal stake in his own funds ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | John A. Paulson self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | earned billions of dollars in profits during the 2007–2008 subprime mortgage crisis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 financial crisis
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profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis ⓘ |
| notableWork | Paulson Credit Opportunities Fund ⓘ |
| occupation |
hedge fund manager
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investor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
New York City cultural institutions
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higher education ⓘ medical research ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
portfolio manager at Paulson & Co.
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president of Paulson & Co. ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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Palm Beach, Florida, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Palm Beach, Florida
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| strategyUsed | shorting subprime mortgage-backed securities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John A. Paulson Description of subject: John A. Paulson is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and philanthropist known for his hugely profitable bet against the U.S. housing market before the 2008 financial crisis.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paulson
subject surface form:
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences