Sheldon Adelson
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Sheldon Adelson was an American billionaire casino magnate and political donor best known for building the Las Vegas Sands empire and exerting significant influence in U.S. and Israeli politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheldon Adelson canonical | 3 |
| Sheldon Gary Adelson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2680966 — 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: Sheldon Adelson Context triple: [Sands China Ltd., keyPerson, Sheldon Adelson]
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A.
Preston Robert Tisch
Preston Robert Tisch was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as co-owner of the New York Giants and former Postmaster General of the United States.
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B.
Micky Arison
Micky Arison is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman best known as the longtime chairman of Carnival Corporation and owner of the NBA’s Miami Heat.
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C.
Laurence Tisch
Laurence Tisch was an American businessman and investor best known as the co-owner of Loews Corporation and former CEO of CBS.
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D.
Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate billionaire and philanthropist best known as the principal owner of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the developer behind New York’s Hudson Yards.
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E.
Philip Anschutz
Philip Anschutz is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive investments in energy, railroads, real estate, and sports and entertainment ventures, including ownership stakes in major professional teams and venues.
- 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: Sheldon Adelson Target entity description: Sheldon Adelson was an American billionaire casino magnate and political donor best known for building the Las Vegas Sands empire and exerting significant influence in U.S. and Israeli politics.
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A.
Preston Robert Tisch
Preston Robert Tisch was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as co-owner of the New York Giants and former Postmaster General of the United States.
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B.
Micky Arison
Micky Arison is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman best known as the longtime chairman of Carnival Corporation and owner of the NBA’s Miami Heat.
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C.
Laurence Tisch
Laurence Tisch was an American businessman and investor best known as the co-owner of Loews Corporation and former CEO of CBS.
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D.
Stephen M. Ross
Stephen M. Ross is an American real estate billionaire and philanthropist best known as the principal owner of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and the developer behind New York’s Hudson Yards.
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E.
Philip Anschutz
Philip Anschutz is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist known for his extensive investments in energy, railroads, real estate, and sports and entertainment ventures, including ownership stakes in major professional teams and venues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
billionaire
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businessperson ⓘ casino magnate ⓘ human ⓘ political donor ⓘ |
| background | grew up in a poor immigrant family in Boston ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1933-08-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | complications related to non-Hodgkin lymphoma ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Adelson Family Foundation
ⓘ
Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2021-01-11 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Adelson ⓘ |
| founded |
Las Vegas Sands
ⓘ
surface form:
Las Vegas Sands Corporation
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| fullName |
Sheldon Adelson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sheldon Gary Adelson
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| givenName | Sheldon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on U.S. Middle East policy debates
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large contributions to Republican candidates and causes ⓘ |
| netWorth | approximately 35 billion USD (2018, Forbes) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding and leading Las Vegas Sands Corporation
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major political donations in the United States ⓘ support for pro-Israel causes ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
investor ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| owned |
Israel Hayom (Israeli newspaper)
ⓘ
Marina Bay Sands ⓘ
surface form:
Marina Bay Sands (Singapore)
Sands Bethlehem (later Wind Creek Bethlehem) ⓘ Sands Macao ⓘ The Venetian Las Vegas ⓘ
surface form:
The Palazzo (Las Vegas)
The Venetian Las Vegas ⓘ The Venetian Macao ⓘ |
| parentalOccupation | taxi driver (father) ⓘ |
| philanthropicFocus |
Jewish and Israeli institutions
ⓘ
education ⓘ medical research ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
chairman of Las Vegas Sands Corporation
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chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands Corporation ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Las Vegas, Nevada
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surface form:
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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| spouse |
Miriam Adelson
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Sandra Adelson ⓘ |
| supportedPolitician |
Benjamin Netanyahu
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Donald Trump ⓘ Newt Gingrich (as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives) ⓘ
surface form:
Newt Gingrich
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheldon Adelson Description of subject: Sheldon Adelson was an American billionaire casino magnate and political donor best known for building the Las Vegas Sands empire and exerting significant influence in U.S. and Israeli politics.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sands China Ltd.
this entity surface form:
Sheldon Gary Adelson