Joseph Alioto
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Joseph Alioto was a prominent American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1968 to 1976.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Alioto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10343431 — 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: Joseph Alioto Context triple: [Angela Alioto, hasRelative, Joseph Alioto]
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A.
Anthony Marinelli
Anthony Marinelli is an American composer and musician best known for his film scores and extensive work in Hollywood soundtracks.
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B.
John Femia
John Femia is an actor known for playing the character Marshall Blechtman.
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C.
Paul Merolla
Paul Merolla is a neuroscientist and engineer best known as a co-founder of Neuralink, the neurotechnology company developing brain–computer interfaces.
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D.
Joseph Ficalora
Joseph Ficalora is a Brooklyn-based curator and community organizer best known for creating the Bushwick Collective, a prominent open-air street art gallery in New York City.
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E.
Joseph Oriolo
Joseph Oriolo was an American cartoonist, animator, and producer best known for co-creating the character Casper the Friendly Ghost and for his work on various animated television series.
- 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: Joseph Alioto Target entity description: Joseph Alioto was a prominent American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1968 to 1976.
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A.
Anthony Marinelli
Anthony Marinelli is an American composer and musician best known for his film scores and extensive work in Hollywood soundtracks.
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B.
John Femia
John Femia is an actor known for playing the character Marshall Blechtman.
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C.
Paul Merolla
Paul Merolla is a neuroscientist and engineer best known as a co-founder of Neuralink, the neurotechnology company developing brain–computer interfaces.
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D.
Joseph Ficalora
Joseph Ficalora is a Brooklyn-based curator and community organizer best known for creating the Bushwick Collective, a prominent open-air street art gallery in New York City.
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E.
Joseph Oriolo
Joseph Oriolo was an American cartoonist, animator, and producer best known for co-creating the character Casper the Friendly Ghost and for his work on various animated television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| child |
Angela Alioto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John A. Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph L. Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence J. Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael H. Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick J. Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-02-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-01-29 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | obituaries in major U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
St. Mary’s College of California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Catholic University of America NERFINISHED ⓘ The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Alioto Law Firm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1976 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
antitrust law
ⓘ
municipal governance ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as mayor of San Francisco from 1968 to 1976 ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Angela Alioto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph L. Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
antitrust law practice
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efforts to combat organized crime influence in San Francisco politics ⓘ support for public transportation expansion in San Francisco ⓘ urban development policies in San Francisco ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of California ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal Democrat ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mayor of San Francisco ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| residence | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Angelina Genaro Alioto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1968 ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Alioto Description of subject: Joseph Alioto was a prominent American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as mayor of San Francisco from 1968 to 1976.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.