Alan Greenspan
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Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, becoming one of the most influential central bankers in modern history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alan Greenspan canonical | 6 |
| Greenspan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T994218 — 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: Alan Greenspan Context triple: [Chair of the Federal Reserve, notableOfficeHolder, Alan Greenspan]
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A.
Paul A. Volcker
Paul A. Volcker was an influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman renowned for combating high inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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B.
James Volcker
James Volcker is the son of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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C.
Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
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D.
Robert Rubin
Robert Rubin was the husband of pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin, known for his support of her groundbreaking work on galaxy rotation and dark matter.
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E.
Janice Volcker
Janice Volcker is a member of the Volcker family, known primarily as the daughter of influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
- 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: Alan Greenspan Target entity description: Alan Greenspan is an American economist who served as Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, becoming one of the most influential central bankers in modern history.
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A.
Paul A. Volcker
Paul A. Volcker was an influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman renowned for combating high inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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B.
James Volcker
James Volcker is the son of former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
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C.
Glenn Hubbard
Glenn Hubbard is an American economist and academic leader known for serving as dean of Columbia Business School and as a former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers.
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D.
Robert Rubin
Robert Rubin was the husband of pioneering American astronomer Vera Rubin, known for his support of her groundbreaking work on galaxy rotation and dark matter.
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E.
Janice Volcker
Janice Volcker is a member of the Volcker family, known primarily as the daughter of influential American economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central banker
ⓘ
economist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in Economics
ⓘ
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics ⓘ Master of Arts in Economics ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
ⓘ
surface form:
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Council on Foreign Relations
ⓘ
Group of Thirty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-03-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
ⓘ
NYU Stern School of Business ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Stern School of Business
|
| employer |
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
ⓘ
surface form:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
|
| endTime | 2006-01-31 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName |
Alan Greenspan
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenspan
|
| fieldOfWork |
central banking
ⓘ
macroeconomics ⓘ monetary policy ⓘ |
| fullName | Alan Greenspan self-link ⓘ |
| genre | economic non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Dr. ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1997 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Republican Party ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on U.S. monetary policy in the late 20th century
ⓘ
leadership of the U.S. Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006 ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
central banker ⓘ consultant ⓘ economist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Federal Reserve
ⓘ
Chair of the Federal Reserve ⓘ
surface form:
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
|
| precededBy |
Paul A. Volcker
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul Volcker
|
| reappointedBy |
Bill Clinton
ⓘ
George H. W. Bush ⓘ George W. Bush ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Andrea Mitchell ⓘ |
| startTime | 1987-08-11 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Ben Bernanke ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Greenspan