John Gotti
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John Gotti was a notorious American mobster who became boss of New York’s Gambino crime family and a symbol of organized crime in the 1980s.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Gotti canonical | 5 |
| Gene Gotti | 1 |
| John A. Gotti | 1 |
| John Joseph Gotti Jr. | 1 |
| John Joseph Gotti Sr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3353763 — 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: John Gotti Context triple: [Armand Assante, portrayed, John Gotti]
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A.
Joe Klecko
Joe Klecko is a former American football defensive lineman best known as a dominant member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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B.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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C.
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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D.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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E.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
- 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: John Gotti Target entity description: John Gotti was a notorious American mobster who became boss of New York’s Gambino crime family and a symbol of organized crime in the 1980s.
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A.
Joe Klecko
Joe Klecko is a former American football defensive lineman best known as a dominant member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange" and a Pro Football Hall of Famer.
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B.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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C.
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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D.
Carlo Gambino
Carlo Gambino was a powerful Italian-American mobster who led the Gambino crime family and became one of the most influential Mafia bosses in U.S. history.
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E.
Vito Genovese
Vito Genovese was a powerful Italian-American mob boss who led the Genovese crime family and became one of the most influential figures in organized crime in the mid-20th century United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
crime boss ⓘ human ⓘ mobster ⓘ |
| activeIn |
New York City
ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
St. John Cemetery, Queens, New York City, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. John Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, New York City, United States
|
| causeOfDeath | throat cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Frank Gotti
ⓘ
John Gotti self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
John A. Gotti
Peter Gotti ⓘ Victoria Gotti ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
murder
ⓘ
obstruction of justice ⓘ racketeering ⓘ tax evasion ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalOrganization | Gambino crime family ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-10-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfConviction | 1992-04-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-06-10 ⓘ |
| describedAs | symbol of American organized crime in the 1980s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Italian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gotti ⓘ |
| fullName |
John Gotti
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
John Joseph Gotti Jr.
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| givenName | John ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | subject of numerous books and documentaries about organized crime ⓘ |
| memberOf | Gambino crime family ⓘ |
| nickname |
The Dapper Don
ⓘ
Teflon Don ⓘ
surface form:
The Teflon Don
|
| notableEvent | ordered the assassination of Paul Castellano in 1985 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-profile trials and media coverage
ⓘ
leadership of the Gambino crime family in the 1980s ⓘ |
| occupation |
crime boss
ⓘ
mobster ⓘ racketeer ⓘ |
| parent |
John Gotti
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
John Joseph Gotti Sr.
Philomena Gotti ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Springfield, Missouri
ⓘ
surface form:
Springfield, Missouri, United States
|
| placeOfDetention | United States Penitentiary, Marion ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
boss of the Gambino crime family
ⓘ
caporegime of the Gambino crime family ⓘ underboss of the Gambino crime family ⓘ |
| sentencedTo | life imprisonment without the possibility of parole ⓘ |
| sibling |
John Gotti
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gene Gotti
Peter Gotti ⓘ Richard V. Gotti ⓘ Vincent Gotti ⓘ |
| spouse | Victoria DiGiorgio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Gotti Description of subject: John Gotti was a notorious American mobster who became boss of New York’s Gambino crime family and a symbol of organized crime in the 1980s.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Gotti (1996 film)
subject surface form:
Gotti (1996 film)
this entity surface form:
John Joseph Gotti Jr.
this entity surface form:
John Joseph Gotti Sr.
this entity surface form:
John A. Gotti
this entity surface form:
Gene Gotti