DeBartolo family
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The DeBartolo family is a prominent American business dynasty best known for its real estate empire and long-time ownership and leadership of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DeBartolo family canonical | 3 |
| DeBartolo Development | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8744071 — 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: DeBartolo family Context triple: [Denise DeBartolo York, memberOf, DeBartolo family]
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A.
Ilitch family
The Ilitch family is a prominent American business family best known for founding Little Caesars Pizza and owning major sports franchises like the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers.
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B.
The Bellelli Family
The Bellelli Family is a large, early realist portrait painting by Edgar Degas depicting his aunt’s family in a tense domestic interior, often seen as a psychological and compositional precursor to his later work.
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C.
Livanos family
The Livanos family is a prominent Greek shipping dynasty known for its vast maritime business interests and influential role in 20th-century international shipping.
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D.
Monfort family
The Monfort family is a prominent Colorado-based family best known for its long-term ownership and leadership of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies franchise.
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E.
Anschutz family
The Anschutz family is a wealthy and influential American family known for its extensive business interests in energy, real estate, media, and sports, as well as its significant philanthropic activities.
- 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: DeBartolo family Target entity description: The DeBartolo family is a prominent American business dynasty best known for its real estate empire and long-time ownership and leadership of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
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A.
Ilitch family
The Ilitch family is a prominent American business family best known for founding Little Caesars Pizza and owning major sports franchises like the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers.
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B.
The Bellelli Family
The Bellelli Family is a large, early realist portrait painting by Edgar Degas depicting his aunt’s family in a tense domestic interior, often seen as a psychological and compositional precursor to his later work.
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C.
Livanos family
The Livanos family is a prominent Greek shipping dynasty known for its vast maritime business interests and influential role in 20th-century international shipping.
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D.
Monfort family
The Monfort family is a prominent Colorado-based family best known for its long-term ownership and leadership of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies franchise.
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E.
Anschutz family
The Anschutz family is a wealthy and influential American family known for its extensive business interests in energy, real estate, media, and sports, as well as its significant philanthropic activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American business family
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business dynasty ⓘ businessman ⓘ real estate company ⓘ |
| associatedCompany | The Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessInterest |
commercial real estate
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shopping malls ⓘ sports franchises ⓘ |
| child |
Denise DeBartolo York
NERFINISHED
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Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| family |
DeBartolo family
NERFINISHED
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DeBartolo family NERFINISHED ⓘ DeBartolo family NERFINISHED ⓘ DeBartolo family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Edward J. DeBartolo Sr.
NERFINISHED
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Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the DeBartolo real estate empire
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ownership of the San Francisco 49ers ⓘ pioneering shopping mall development ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ownership of the San Francisco 49ers
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real estate development ⓘ shopping mall development ⓘ |
| owner | DeBartolo family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerOf | San Francisco 49ers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipPeriod | 1977–1997 ⓘ |
| parent |
Denise DeBartolo York
NERFINISHED
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Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ John York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
CEO of the San Francisco 49ers
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co-chair of the San Francisco 49ers ⓘ co-chair of the San Francisco 49ers ⓘ |
| sibling |
Denise DeBartolo York
NERFINISHED
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Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Denise DeBartolo York
NERFINISHED
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John York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DeBartolo family Description of subject: The DeBartolo family is a prominent American business dynasty best known for its real estate empire and long-time ownership and leadership of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
DeBartolo Development
this entity surface form:
DeBartolo Development