Bob Geldof
E351995
Bob Geldof is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known for fronting the Boomtown Rats and organizing major charity events like Live Aid and Band Aid.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bob Geldof canonical | 9 |
| Geldof | 1 |
| Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3360770 — 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: Bob Geldof Context triple: [We Are the World, vocalPerformanceBy, Bob Geldof]
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A.
Bono
Bono is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band U2.
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B.
Ed Byrne
Ed Byrne is an Irish stand-up comedian and actor known for his observational humor and frequent appearances on British television panel shows.
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C.
Murray Head
Murray Head is an English actor and singer best known for his roles in the film "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and the musical "Chess," including the hit song "One Night in Bangkok."
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D.
Mick Audsley
Mick Audsley is a British film editor known for his work on numerous major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Terry Gilliam and Stephen Frears.
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E.
Paul Young
Paul Young is an American politician serving as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
- 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: Bob Geldof Target entity description: Bob Geldof is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known for fronting the Boomtown Rats and organizing major charity events like Live Aid and Band Aid.
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A.
Bono
Bono is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band U2.
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B.
Ed Byrne
Ed Byrne is an Irish stand-up comedian and actor known for his observational humor and frequent appearances on British television panel shows.
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C.
Murray Head
Murray Head is an English actor and singer best known for his roles in the film "Sunday Bloody Sunday" and the musical "Chess," including the hit song "One Night in Bangkok."
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D.
Mick Audsley
Mick Audsley is a British film editor known for his work on numerous major feature films, including collaborations with directors like Terry Gilliam and Stephen Frears.
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E.
Paul Young
Paul Young is an American politician serving as the mayor of Memphis, Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
ⓘ
Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ
surface form:
Nobel Peace Prize nomination
|
| birthName |
Bob Geldof
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof
|
| child |
Fifi Trixibelle Geldof
ⓘ
Peaches Geldof ⓘ Pixie Geldof ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf | Band Aid ⓘ |
| coOrganizerOf |
Live 8
ⓘ
Live Aid concert ⓘ
surface form:
Live Aid
|
| countryOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-10-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Blackrock College ⓘ |
| familyName |
Bob Geldof
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Geldof
|
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
famine relief activism
ⓘ
organizing large-scale charity concerts ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Boomtown Rats ⓘ |
| name | Bob Geldof self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Band Aid
ⓘ
surface form:
Band Aid (charity supergroup)
I Don't Like Mondays ⓘ Live 8 ⓘ
surface form:
Live 8 (2005 benefit concerts)
Live Aid concert ⓘ
surface form:
Live Aid (1985 benefit concert)
The Boomtown Rats ⓘ
surface form:
The Boomtown Rats (band)
|
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
actor ⓘ author ⓘ musician ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ radio presenter ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Dún Laoghaire ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lead singer of The Boomtown Rats ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| spouse | Paula Yates ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Wall
ⓘ
surface form:
The Wall (film)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bob Geldof Description of subject: Bob Geldof is an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist best known for fronting the Boomtown Rats and organizing major charity events like Live Aid and Band Aid.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Live Aid
subject surface form:
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
subject surface form:
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
subject surface form:
Do They Know It’s Christmas?
this entity surface form:
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof
this entity surface form:
Geldof