Jimmy Hoffa
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Jimmy Hoffa was a powerful and controversial American labor union leader whose 1975 disappearance remains one of the most famous unsolved mysteries in U.S. history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Hoffa canonical | 11 |
| James P. Hoffa | 2 |
| James Riddle Hoffa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T956906 — 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.
Target entity: Jimmy Hoffa Context triple: [The Irishman, character, Jimmy Hoffa]
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A.
Frank Sheeran
Frank Sheeran was an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman best known for his claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as depicted in the film "The Irishman."
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B.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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C.
Gino Marchetti
Gino Marchetti was a legendary American football defensive end, renowned for his dominant play with the Baltimore Colts and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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D.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
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E.
Frank Nitti
Frank Nitti was a prominent Italian-American mobster who became one of the key leaders of the Chicago Outfit, especially after Al Capone’s imprisonment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jimmy Hoffa Target entity description: Jimmy Hoffa was a powerful and controversial American labor union leader whose 1975 disappearance remains one of the most famous unsolved mysteries in U.S. history.
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A.
Frank Sheeran
Frank Sheeran was an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman best known for his claimed involvement in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, as depicted in the film "The Irishman."
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B.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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C.
Gino Marchetti
Gino Marchetti was a legendary American football defensive end, renowned for his dominant play with the Baltimore Colts and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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D.
Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano was a notorious Italian-American mobster who became a founding father of modern organized crime in the United States and a key architect of the national crime syndicate.
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E.
Frank Nitti
Frank Nitti was a prominent Italian-American mobster who became one of the key leaders of the Chicago Outfit, especially after Al Capone’s imprisonment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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human ⓘ labor union leader ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| child |
Barbara Ann Crancer
ⓘ
Jimmy Hoffa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
James P. Hoffa
|
| convictedOf |
attempted bribery
ⓘ
fraud ⓘ jury tampering ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-02-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 1964 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | unknown ⓘ |
| dateOfDisappearance | 1975-07-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfImprisonmentEnd | 1971 ⓘ |
| dateOfImprisonmentStart | 1967 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1936 ⓘ |
| declaredLegallyDead | 1982-07-30 ⓘ |
| disappearedWhile | waiting for a meeting at the Machus Red Fox restaurant ⓘ |
| employer |
Teamsters
ⓘ
surface form:
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
|
| endTime | 1971 ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | German descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Hoffa ⓘ |
| fullName |
Jimmy Hoffa
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Riddle Hoffa
|
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alleged ties to organized crime
ⓘ
expanding Teamsters membership and influence ⓘ |
| legalStatus | presumed dead ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Teamsters
ⓘ
surface form:
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
|
| nickname | Jimmy Hoffa self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent | central figure in one of the most famous unsolved disappearances in U.S. history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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mysterious disappearance in 1975 ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
labor leader
ⓘ
trade union organizer ⓘ |
| pardonDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| penalty | prison sentence ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Peru, Indiana, United States
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surface form:
Brazil, Indiana, United States
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| placeOfDisappearance |
Bloomfield Township, Michigan
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surface form:
Bloomfield Township, Michigan, United States
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| placeOfImprisonment | Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | involved in U.S. labor politics ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Al Pacino
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Jack Nicholson ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ⓘ |
| receivedPardonFrom | Richard Nixon ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant ⓘ |
| restrictionAfterPardon | barred from union office until 1980 ⓘ |
| spouse | Josephine Poszywak ⓘ |
| startTime | 1957 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary films
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feature film "Hoffa" (1992) ⓘ numerous books ⓘ |
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Subject: Jimmy Hoffa Description of subject: Jimmy Hoffa was a powerful and controversial American labor union leader whose 1975 disappearance remains one of the most famous unsolved mysteries in U.S. history.
Referenced by (14)
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