foundingMember

P446
predicate

Indicates that an entity is one of the original creators or initial participants involved in establishing another entity, such as an organization, group, or project.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
foundingMember canonical 333
foundingMemberOf 271
originalMember 147

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: foundingMember
Generated description
Indicates that an entity is one of the original creators or initial participants involved in establishing another entity, such as an organization, group, or project.

Sample triples (1,106)

Subject Object
Bluetooth Special Interest Group Nokia via predicate surface "hasFoundingMember" ⓘ
Bluetooth Special Interest Group Toshiba via predicate surface "hasFoundingMember" ⓘ
Apl.de.ap Black Eyed Peas via predicate surface "isFoundingMemberOf" ⓘ
surface form: The Black Eyed Peas
Ureli Corelli Hill New York Philharmonic via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" ⓘ
The Four Lads Bernie Toorish via predicate surface "originalMember" ⓘ
The Four Lads Jimmy Arnold via predicate surface "originalMember" ⓘ
The Four Lads Frank Busseri via predicate surface "originalMember" ⓘ
The Four Lads Connie Codarini via predicate surface "originalMember" ⓘ
David Bryan Bon Jovi via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" ⓘ
Chad Sexton 311 via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" ⓘ
Huddersfield Giants Rugby Football League via predicate surface "foundingMembership" ⓘ
surface form: Northern Rugby Football Union
Defenders Doctor Strange via predicate surface "originalCoreMember" ⓘ
Defenders The Incredible Hulk via predicate surface "originalCoreMember" ⓘ
surface form: Hulk
Defenders Namor via predicate surface "originalCoreMember" ⓘ
surface form: Namor the Sub-Mariner
Defenders Silver Surfer via predicate surface "originalCoreMember" ⓘ
Blackburn Rovers F.C. The Football League via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" GENERATED ⓘ
Blackburn Rovers F.C. Premier League via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" GENERATED ⓘ
Shilluk Nyikang via predicate surface "foundingFigure" ⓘ
Ed O’Brien Thom Yorke via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Ed O’Brien Jonny Greenwood via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Ed O’Brien Colin Greenwood via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Ed O’Brien Philip Selway via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Sigur Rós Jón Þór Birgisson ⓘ
Sigur Rós Georg Hólm ⓘ
Sigur Rós Ágúst Ævar Gunnarsson ⓘ
Supplinburg dynasty Lothair of Supplinburg via predicate surface "foundingFigure" ⓘ
NDB
surface form: New Development Bank
Brazil ⓘ
NDB
surface form: New Development Bank
Russia ⓘ
NDB
surface form: New Development Bank
India ⓘ
NDB
surface form: New Development Bank
China ⓘ
NDB
surface form: New Development Bank
South Africa ⓘ
Abdüllatif Şener Justice and Development Party via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" ⓘ
Jonny Buckland Coldplay via predicate surface "isFoundingMemberOf" ⓘ
Jonny Buckland Chris Martin via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Jonny Buckland Guy Berryman via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Jonny Buckland Will Champion via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Will Champion Coldplay via predicate surface "isFoundingMemberOf" ⓘ
Pulitzer family Joseph Pulitzer via predicate surface "foundingFigure" ⓘ
Chouteau family Auguste Chouteau ⓘ
surface form: René Auguste Chouteau Jr.
Chouteau family Marie-Thérèse Bourgeois Chouteau ⓘ
Hirsz Wonsal Warner Bros. Entertainment via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" ⓘ
surface form: Warner Bros.
Arthur Curry Justice League via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" ⓘ
Matt Berninger Aaron Dessner via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Matt Berninger Bryce Dessner via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Matt Berninger Scott Devendorf via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Matt Berninger Bryan Devendorf via predicate surface "formedBandWith" ⓘ
Sean Kinney Alice in Chains via predicate surface "foundingMemberOf" ⓘ
Vasa King Gustav I of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: Gustav I of Sweden
Helloween Kai Hansen via predicate surface "originalMember" ⓘ
Helloween Michael Weikath via predicate surface "originalMember" ⓘ