Dan Walker
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Dan Walker was an American Democratic politician who served as the 36th governor of Illinois in the 1970s and was later convicted in a savings and loan scandal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dan Walker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2148463 — 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: Dan Walker Context triple: [James R. Thompson, precededBy, Dan Walker]
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A.
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the pop group Take That.
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B.
Andy Barlow
Andy Barlow is a British music producer and musician best known as one half of the electronic duo Lamb and for his production and mixing work with major artists including U2.
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C.
Michael Ball
Michael Ball is a British singer, actor, and radio and television presenter best known for his work in musical theatre and his successful recording career.
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D.
Russell Watson
Russell Watson is an English tenor known for his crossover classical and pop performances, including high-profile appearances at major national events.
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E.
Mark Owen
Mark Owen is an English singer and songwriter best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
- 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: Dan Walker Target entity description: Dan Walker was an American Democratic politician who served as the 36th governor of Illinois in the 1970s and was later convicted in a savings and loan scandal.
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A.
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the pop group Take That.
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B.
Andy Barlow
Andy Barlow is a British music producer and musician best known as one half of the electronic duo Lamb and for his production and mixing work with major artists including U2.
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C.
Michael Ball
Michael Ball is a British singer, actor, and radio and television presenter best known for his work in musical theatre and his successful recording career.
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D.
Russell Watson
Russell Watson is an English tenor known for his crossover classical and pop performances, including high-profile appearances at major national events.
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E.
Mark Owen
Mark Owen is an English singer and songwriter best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
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World War II ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
bank fraud
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false statements to regulators ⓘ perjury ⓘ savings and loan fraud ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Northwestern University School of Law
ⓘ
United States Naval Academy ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1972 Illinois gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| employer | Montgomery Ward ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
banking
ⓘ
corporate management ⓘ state politics ⓘ |
| genre | political memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Illinois ⓘ |
| knownFor |
opposition to Chicago Democratic machine politics
ⓘ
walking tour of Illinois during 1972 gubernatorial campaign ⓘ |
| memberOf | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| movement | good-government reform movement in Illinois ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conviction in savings and loan scandal
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defeated in 1976 Democratic primary for governor ⓘ imprisonment in federal prison ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Maverick and the Machine ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
business executive ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1977 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 36th Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | reformist Democrat ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Executive Officer of Montgomery Ward
ⓘ
Governor of Illinois ⓘ |
| predecessor | Richard B. Ogilvie ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Illinois ⓘ |
| successor | James R. Thompson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dan Walker Description of subject: Dan Walker was an American Democratic politician who served as the 36th governor of Illinois in the 1970s and was later convicted in a savings and loan scandal.
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