Ronnie Kray
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Ronnie Kray was a notorious English gangster and one half of the infamous Kray twins who dominated organized crime in London during the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ronnie Kray canonical | 3 |
| Reggie Kray | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4696113 — 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: Ronnie Kray Context triple: [The Krays, mainSubject, Ronnie Kray]
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A.
Ian Brady
Ian Brady was a British serial killer, infamously known for the Moors murders he committed with Myra Hindley in the 1960s.
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B.
Ronnie Boykins
Ronnie Boykins was an American jazz double bassist best known for his innovative, driving work with Sun Ra’s Arkestra during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Charles McNaughton
Charles McNaughton was a British actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles in films and on stage.
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D.
John Tweed
John Tweed was a British sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and statues in the early 20th century.
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E.
John Christie
John Christie was a British landowner and music patron best known for establishing the Glyndebourne Festival Opera at his country estate.
- 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: Ronnie Kray Target entity description: Ronnie Kray was a notorious English gangster and one half of the infamous Kray twins who dominated organized crime in London during the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Ian Brady
Ian Brady was a British serial killer, infamously known for the Moors murders he committed with Myra Hindley in the 1960s.
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B.
Ronnie Boykins
Ronnie Boykins was an American jazz double bassist best known for his innovative, driving work with Sun Ra’s Arkestra during the 1950s and 1960s.
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C.
Charles McNaughton
Charles McNaughton was a British actor active in the early 20th century, known for his character roles in films and on stage.
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D.
John Tweed
John Tweed was a British sculptor known for creating prominent public monuments and statues in the early 20th century.
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E.
John Christie
John Christie was a British landowner and music patron best known for establishing the Glyndebourne Festival Opera at his country estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gangster
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human ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| activeIn |
East End of London
NERFINISHED
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London NERFINISHED ⓘ Soho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
murder
ⓘ
other violent crimes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
armed robbery
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arson ⓘ murder ⓘ protection racketeering ⓘ |
| criminalOrganization | The Firm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-10-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1995-03-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ronald "Ronnie" Kray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronald Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ronald ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt |
Broadmoor Hospital
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HM Prison Durham NERFINISHED ⓘ HM Prison Parkhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1989 ⓘ |
| memberOf | Kray twins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the Kray twins
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leading organized crime in London in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| notableWork | control of several nightclubs in London ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
gangster ⓘ nightclub owner ⓘ |
| parent |
Charles Kray Sr.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Violet Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | Reggie Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
Hoxton NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| placeOfDeath |
Berkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Broadmoor Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ Crowthorne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | East End of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | homosexual ⓘ |
| sibling | Reggie Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elaine Mildred Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "Legend"
NERFINISHED
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film "The Krays" NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous books about the Kray twins ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| twin | Reggie Kray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ronnie Kray Description of subject: Ronnie Kray was a notorious English gangster and one half of the infamous Kray twins who dominated organized crime in London during the 1950s and 1960s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Reggie Kray