Ralph Northam
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Ralph Northam is an American pediatric neurologist and Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ralph Northam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7744635 — 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: Ralph Northam Context triple: [Glenn Youngkin, precededBy, Ralph Northam]
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A.
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell is an American Republican politician and attorney who served as the 71st Governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014.
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B.
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin is an American businessman and Republican politician who serves as the 74th governor of Virginia.
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C.
Douglas Wilder
Douglas Wilder is an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected African American governor in U.S. history, serving as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.
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D.
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe is an American Democratic politician, fundraiser, and businessman who served as governor of Virginia and has been a prominent figure in national party politics.
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E.
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper is an actor known for appearing in the 1995 coming-of-age drama film "The Basketball Diaries."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ralph Northam Target entity description: Ralph Northam is an American pediatric neurologist and Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.
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A.
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell is an American Republican politician and attorney who served as the 71st Governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014.
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B.
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin is an American businessman and Republican politician who serves as the 74th governor of Virginia.
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C.
Douglas Wilder
Douglas Wilder is an American politician and lawyer who became the first elected African American governor in U.S. history, serving as governor of Virginia from 1990 to 1994.
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D.
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe is an American Democratic politician, fundraiser, and businessman who served as governor of Virginia and has been a prominent figure in national party politics.
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E.
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper is an actor known for appearing in the 1995 coming-of-age drama film "The Basketball Diaries."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Democratic Party politician
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human ⓘ pediatric neurologist ⓘ physician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| assumedOfficeAsGovernorOfVirginia | 2018 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1959-09-13 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nassawadox, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eastern Virginia Medical School
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Military Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn | 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| endTime | 2022-01-15 ⓘ |
| familyName | Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
neurology
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pediatrics ⓘ |
| givenName | Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Aubrey Northam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wes Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leftOfficeAsGovernorOfVirginia | 2022 ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Ralph Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
career as a pediatric neurologist
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serving as 73rd Governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| occupation |
pediatric neurologist
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physician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 73rd Governor of Virginia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Virginia
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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the Senate of Virginia ⓘ |
| precededAsLieutenantGovernorBy | Bill Bolling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Terry McAuliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| represents | Democratic Party in Virginia politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAsLieutenantGovernorOfVirginiaFrom | 2014 ⓘ |
| servedAsLieutenantGovernorOfVirginiaUntil | 2018 ⓘ |
| servedInVirginiaSenateFrom | 2008 ⓘ |
| servedInVirginiaSenateUntil | 2014 ⓘ |
| serviceRank | Major ⓘ |
| spouse | Pamela Northam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2018-01-13 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| succeededAsLieutenantGovernorBy | Justin Fairfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Glenn Youngkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ralph Northam Description of subject: Ralph Northam is an American pediatric neurologist and Democratic politician who served as the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022.
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