Rodney Mullen
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Rodney Mullen is an American professional skateboarder widely regarded as the "Godfather of Street Skating" for inventing numerous foundational tricks and revolutionizing modern skateboarding.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rodney Mullen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6494441 — 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: Rodney Mullen Context triple: [Mullen, hasNotableBearer, Rodney Mullen]
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A.
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk is an American professional skateboarder widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport and a pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding.
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B.
Tony Hawks
Tony Hawks is a British comedian and author best known for his radio and television comedy work, including frequent appearances on BBC panel shows.
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C.
Rodney McMullen
Rodney McMullen is an American business executive who serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Kroger Company, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States.
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D.
Mark Binskin
Mark Binskin is a retired senior Royal Australian Air Force officer who served as Chief of the Defence Force of Australia.
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E.
Emmit Stussy
Emmit Stussy is a wealthy Minnesota parking-lot magnate and one of the central characters in the third season of the television series "Fargo."
- 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: Rodney Mullen Target entity description: Rodney Mullen is an American professional skateboarder widely regarded as the "Godfather of Street Skating" for inventing numerous foundational tricks and revolutionizing modern skateboarding.
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A.
Tony Hawk
Tony Hawk is an American professional skateboarder widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport and a pioneer of modern vertical skateboarding.
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B.
Tony Hawks
Tony Hawks is a British comedian and author best known for his radio and television comedy work, including frequent appearances on BBC panel shows.
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C.
Rodney McMullen
Rodney McMullen is an American business executive who serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of the Kroger Company, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States.
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D.
Mark Binskin
Mark Binskin is a retired senior Royal Australian Air Force officer who served as Chief of the Defence Force of Australia.
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E.
Emmit Stussy
Emmit Stussy is a wealthy Minnesota parking-lot magnate and one of the central characters in the third season of the television series "Fargo."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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inventor of skateboarding tricks ⓘ professional skateboarder ⓘ |
| activeSince | late 1970s ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Bones Brigade skate videos
NERFINISHED
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Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song video series NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bones Brigade Video Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | multiple freestyle world championships ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Almost Skateboards
NERFINISHED
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World Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-08-17 ⓘ |
| earlyDiscipline | freestyle skateboarding ⓘ |
| familyName | Mullen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Almost Skateboards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Rodney Mullen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern street skateboarding
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numerous professional skateboarders ⓘ |
| inventedTrick |
360 flip
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casper slide ⓘ darkslide ⓘ double kickflip ⓘ flatground ollie variations ⓘ heelflip ⓘ impossible ⓘ kickflip ⓘ ollie impossible ⓘ pressure flip ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creative trick innovation
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technical flatground skateboarding ⓘ |
| laterDiscipline | street skateboarding ⓘ |
| nickname | Godfather of Street Skating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inventing numerous foundational street skateboarding tricks
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revolutionizing modern street skateboarding ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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public speaker ⓘ skateboarder ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Gainesville, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| skatingDiscipline |
freestyle skateboarding
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street skateboarding ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Almost Skateboards
NERFINISHED
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Powell-Peralta NERFINISHED ⓘ World Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | skateboarding ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | early 1980s ⓘ |
| wrote | The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rodney Mullen Description of subject: Rodney Mullen is an American professional skateboarder widely regarded as the "Godfather of Street Skating" for inventing numerous foundational tricks and revolutionizing modern skateboarding.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.