Independent Counsel Ken Starr
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Independent Counsel Ken Starr was the special prosecutor whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s conduct, including the Monica Lewinsky affair, led to Clinton’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Independent Counsel Ken Starr canonical | 1 |
| Kenneth Starr | 1 |
| Kenneth Winston Starr | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2800439 — 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: Independent Counsel Ken Starr Context triple: [Monica Lewinsky scandal, notableFigureInvolved, Independent Counsel Ken Starr]
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A.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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B.
John W. Carlin
John W. Carlin is an American politician and public official who served as Governor of Kansas before later becoming the Archivist of the United States.
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C.
R. James Woolsey Jr.
R. James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer, diplomat, and national security expert who served as Director of Central Intelligence under President Bill Clinton in the early 1990s.
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D.
Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller is an American lawyer and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who later served as Special Counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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E.
Richard Mueller
Richard Mueller is a physicist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, known for his work in astrophysics, geophysics, and climate science communication.
- 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: Independent Counsel Ken Starr Target entity description: Independent Counsel Ken Starr was the special prosecutor whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s conduct, including the Monica Lewinsky affair, led to Clinton’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.
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A.
John Dean
John Dean is a former White House Counsel best known for his central role in the Watergate scandal and his testimony against President Richard Nixon.
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B.
John W. Carlin
John W. Carlin is an American politician and public official who served as Governor of Kansas before later becoming the Archivist of the United States.
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C.
R. James Woolsey Jr.
R. James Woolsey Jr. is an American lawyer, diplomat, and national security expert who served as Director of Central Intelligence under President Bill Clinton in the early 1990s.
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D.
Robert Mueller
Robert Mueller is an American lawyer and former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who later served as Special Counsel overseeing the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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E.
Richard Mueller
Richard Mueller is a physicist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, known for his work in astrophysics, geophysics, and climate science communication.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Independent Counsel
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human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
George H. W. Bush
ⓘ
Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Starr Report
ⓘ
surface form:
The Starr Report
|
| birthDate | 1946-07-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Vernon, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2022-09-13 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Juris Doctor ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| education |
Brown University
ⓘ
Duke University School of Law ⓘ George Washington University ⓘ |
| employer |
Baylor University
ⓘ
Kirkland & Ellis ⓘ Pepperdine University ⓘ |
| familyName | Starr ⓘ |
| fullName |
Independent Counsel Ken Starr
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Kenneth Winston Starr
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| givenName | Kenneth ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Starr Report
ⓘ
leading investigations related to President Bill Clinton ⓘ serving as Independent Counsel during the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Clinton impeachment
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surface form:
Clinton impeachment proceedings 1998
|
| notableWork | investigation of President Bill Clinton ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
judge ⓘ law professor ⓘ university administrator ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 1989
ⓘ
Solicitor General of the United States 1993 ⓘ |
| officeStart |
Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit 1983
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Solicitor General of the United States 1989 ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Republican Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law
ⓘ
Independent Counsel in the Whitewater investigation ⓘ Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ President of Baylor University ⓘ Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Mendell Starr ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Waco, Texas
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Independent Counsel Ken Starr Description of subject: Independent Counsel Ken Starr was the special prosecutor whose investigation into President Bill Clinton’s conduct, including the Monica Lewinsky affair, led to Clinton’s impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kenneth Starr
subject surface form:
Ken Starr
this entity surface form:
Kenneth Winston Starr