Frank Lucas
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Frank Lucas was a notorious Harlem drug kingpin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for building a heroin empire and later becoming a key government informant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank Lucas canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T523983 — 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: Frank Lucas Context triple: [American Gangster, mainCharacter, Frank Lucas]
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A.
Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
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B.
Henry Hill
Henry Hill is a historically significant rise within Manassas National Battlefield Park that served as a key position during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.
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C.
Frank Abagnale Jr.
Frank Abagnale Jr. is a former con artist and imposter whose youthful exploits in check fraud and identity deception inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can."
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D.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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E.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
- 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: Frank Lucas Target entity description: Frank Lucas was a notorious Harlem drug kingpin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for building a heroin empire and later becoming a key government informant.
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A.
Willie Sutton
Willie Sutton was a notorious 20th-century American bank robber famed for his multiple prison escapes and the apocryphal quote that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is."
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B.
Henry Hill
Henry Hill is a historically significant rise within Manassas National Battlefield Park that served as a key position during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.
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C.
Frank Abagnale Jr.
Frank Abagnale Jr. is a former con artist and imposter whose youthful exploits in check fraud and identity deception inspired the film "Catch Me If You Can."
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D.
Mickey Goldmill
Mickey Goldmill is the gruff, old-school boxing trainer and mentor of Rocky Balboa in the "Rocky" film series.
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E.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American criminal
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drug trafficker ⓘ government informant ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ person ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 88 ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Harlem
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
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| arrestedFor |
drug trafficking
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federal narcotics violations ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bumpy Johnson ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
conspiracy to distribute narcotics
ⓘ
drug trafficking ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
United States federal officials
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surface form:
United States federal authorities
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
heroin trafficking
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money laundering ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-09-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2019-05-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfParole | circa 1981 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Lucas ⓘ |
| fullName | Frank Lucas self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| hasChild | Francine Lucas-Sinclair ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bumpy Johnson ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building a large heroin trafficking empire in Harlem in the late 1960s and early 1970s
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directly importing heroin from Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug trafficker
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gangster ⓘ government informant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | La Grange, North Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cedar Grove, New Jersey
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surface form:
Cedar Grove, New Jersey, United States
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| placeOfResidence |
Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
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surface form:
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
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| placeOfUpbringing |
Greensboro, North Carolina
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surface form:
Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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| portrayedBy | Denzel Washington ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
American Gangster
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surface form:
film American Gangster
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| reArrestedFor | drug-related charges in the 1980s ⓘ |
| resultOfCooperation | sentence reduction ⓘ |
| roleAsInformant | provided information on corrupt law enforcement officers and other drug traffickers ⓘ |
| sentence | 70 years in prison (initial federal and state sentences combined) ⓘ |
| spouse | Julianna Farrait ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
numerous newspaper and magazine articles about heroin trafficking in Harlem
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true-crime books about American drug kingpins ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank Lucas Description of subject: Frank Lucas was a notorious Harlem drug kingpin in the late 1960s and early 1970s, known for building a heroin empire and later becoming a key government informant.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Grange, North Carolina
subject surface form:
La Grange, North Carolina
subject surface form:
Julianna Farrait
subject surface form:
Richie Roberts
subject surface form:
Richie Roberts