Arizona Donnie Clark
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Arizona Donnie Clark, better known as Ma Barker, was an infamous early 20th-century American crime figure associated with the Barker–Karpis gang and popularly portrayed as its ruthless matriarch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arizona Donnie Clark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5066457 — 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: Arizona Donnie Clark Context triple: [Ma Barker, birthName, Arizona Donnie Clark]
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A.
Dustin Buckner
Dustin Buckner is an individual notable enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the Buckner surname.
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B.
Shep Crawford
Shep Crawford is an American R&B songwriter and record producer best known for crafting hit ballads for artists like Whitney Houston, Tamia, and Deborah Cox.
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C.
Dennis Yost
Dennis Yost was an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1960s and 1970s soft rock group Classics IV, noted for hits like "Spooky" and "Traces."
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D.
Donnie Shell
Donnie Shell is a former NFL safety best known for his hard-hitting play and key role in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ dominant 1970s dynasty, earning multiple Pro Bowl selections and induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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E.
Clay Johnson
Clay Johnson is the nephew of fictional LAPD Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the television series "The Closer."
- 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: Arizona Donnie Clark Target entity description: Arizona Donnie Clark, better known as Ma Barker, was an infamous early 20th-century American crime figure associated with the Barker–Karpis gang and popularly portrayed as its ruthless matriarch.
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A.
Dustin Buckner
Dustin Buckner is an individual notable enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the Buckner surname.
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B.
Shep Crawford
Shep Crawford is an American R&B songwriter and record producer best known for crafting hit ballads for artists like Whitney Houston, Tamia, and Deborah Cox.
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C.
Dennis Yost
Dennis Yost was an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the 1960s and 1970s soft rock group Classics IV, noted for hits like "Spooky" and "Traces."
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D.
Donnie Shell
Donnie Shell is a former NFL safety best known for his hard-hitting play and key role in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ dominant 1970s dynasty, earning multiple Pro Bowl selections and induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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E.
Clay Johnson
Clay Johnson is the nephew of fictional LAPD Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the television series "The Closer."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American gangster
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criminal ⓘ human ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
Great Depression era
NERFINISHED
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kate Barker
NERFINISHED
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Ma Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| child |
Arthur "Doc" Barker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fred Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Herman Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
bank robbery (gang involvement)
ⓘ
kidnapping (alleged association) ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1873-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1935-01-16 ⓘ |
| disputedClaim | extent of her leadership in the gang ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImage | FBI wanted poster photograph ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Barker–Karpis gang members NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in police operation ⓘ |
| memberOf | Barker–Karpis gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | mythologized as mastermind of Barker–Karpis gang ⓘ |
| notableAliasContext | "Ma Barker" used in press and FBI reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | FBI shootout at Ocklawaha, Florida, 1935 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Barker–Karpis gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | subject of numerous films and books about Ma Barker ⓘ |
| occupation |
bank robber
ⓘ
criminal ⓘ |
| partOf | American outlaw culture of the 1930s ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ash Grove, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ocklawaha, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | ruthless criminal matriarch ⓘ |
| residence |
Florida, United States
NERFINISHED
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Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | George Elias Barker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arizona Donnie Clark Description of subject: Arizona Donnie Clark, better known as Ma Barker, was an infamous early 20th-century American crime figure associated with the Barker–Karpis gang and popularly portrayed as its ruthless matriarch.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.