Rex Tillerson
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Rex Tillerson is an American engineer and businessman who served as chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil before becoming the 69th United States Secretary of State under President Donald Trump.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rex Tillerson canonical | 10 |
| Rex Wayne Tillerson | 1 |
| Tillerson | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T376918 — 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: Rex Tillerson Context triple: [Kalorama, notableResident, Rex Tillerson]
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A.
Wilbur Ross
Wilbur Ross is an American investor and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce known for restructuring distressed companies and his role in the Trump administration.
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B.
John Negroponte
John Negroponte is an American diplomat and government official who has served in numerous high-level roles, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Iraq.
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C.
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney is an American politician and former U.S. Representative who served in the Trump administration in senior roles, including as acting White House Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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D.
John F. Kelly
John F. Kelly is a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who served in the Trump administration, including as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security.
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E.
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus is an American attorney and political operative who served as the first White House Chief of Staff in the Trump administration and previously chaired the Republican National Committee.
- 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: Rex Tillerson Target entity description: Rex Tillerson is an American engineer and businessman who served as chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil before becoming the 69th United States Secretary of State under President Donald Trump.
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A.
Wilbur Ross
Wilbur Ross is an American investor and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce known for restructuring distressed companies and his role in the Trump administration.
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B.
John Negroponte
John Negroponte is an American diplomat and government official who has served in numerous high-level roles, including U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Iraq.
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C.
Mick Mulvaney
Mick Mulvaney is an American politician and former U.S. Representative who served in the Trump administration in senior roles, including as acting White House Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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D.
John F. Kelly
John F. Kelly is a retired U.S. Marine Corps general who served in the Trump administration, including as White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of Homeland Security.
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E.
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus is an American attorney and political operative who served as the first White House Chief of Staff in the Trump administration and previously chaired the Republican National Committee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
business executive
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engineer ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Donald Trump ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Eagle Scout rank ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Boy Scouts of America (National Council)
ⓘ
surface form:
Boy Scouts of America
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-03-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Huntsville High School
ⓘ
University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
surface form:
The University of Texas at Austin
|
| employer |
Exxon
ⓘ
surface form:
ExxonMobil
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| endTime |
2016-12-31
ⓘ
2018-03-31 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Rex Tillerson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tillerson
|
| fieldOfWork |
foreign policy
ⓘ
petroleum industry ⓘ |
| fullName |
Rex Tillerson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Rex Wayne Tillerson
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| genre | corporate management ⓘ |
| givenName | Rex ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies
ⓘ
serving in the Cabinet of President Donald Trump ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Leadership of ExxonMobil
ⓘ
Service as United States Secretary of State ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
corporate executive ⓘ diplomat ⓘ engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Wichita Falls, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
|
| positionHeld |
69th United States Secretary of State
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Chairman of ExxonMobil ⓘ Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil ⓘ National President of the Boy Scouts of America ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Texas
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surface form:
Texas, United States
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| spouse | Renda St. Clair ⓘ |
| startTime |
2006-01-01
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2017-02-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rex Tillerson Description of subject: Rex Tillerson is an American engineer and businessman who served as chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil before becoming the 69th United States Secretary of State under President Donald Trump.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rex Wayne Tillerson
this entity surface form:
Tillerson