Tom Bradley
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Tom Bradley was a long-serving and influential mayor of Los Angeles who played a key role in the city’s late-20th-century growth and international prominence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tom Bradley canonical | 8 |
| Mayor Tom Bradley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5021274 — 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: Tom Bradley Context triple: [Tom Bradley International Terminal, namedAfter, Tom Bradley]
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A.
Norman Chandler
Norman Chandler was an American newspaper publisher who led the Los Angeles Times to major expansion and influence in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Coleman A. Young
Coleman A. Young was a pioneering African American politician who served as the long-time mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994.
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C.
Pat Brown
Pat Brown was a mid-20th-century Democratic politician who served as the 32nd governor of California and played a major role in expanding the state's infrastructure and higher education system.
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D.
Michael Baca
Michael Baca is an American presidential elector known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Colorado Department of State v. Baca, which addressed whether states can penalize or replace “faithless electors” in the Electoral College.
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E.
Qwanell Mosley
Qwanell Mosley is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the MTV-formed boy band Day26.
- 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: Tom Bradley Target entity description: Tom Bradley was a long-serving and influential mayor of Los Angeles who played a key role in the city’s late-20th-century growth and international prominence.
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A.
Norman Chandler
Norman Chandler was an American newspaper publisher who led the Los Angeles Times to major expansion and influence in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Coleman A. Young
Coleman A. Young was a pioneering African American politician who served as the long-time mayor of Detroit, Michigan, from 1974 to 1994.
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C.
Pat Brown
Pat Brown was a mid-20th-century Democratic politician who served as the 32nd governor of California and played a major role in expanding the state's infrastructure and higher education system.
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D.
Michael Baca
Michael Baca is an American presidential elector known for his role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Colorado Department of State v. Baca, which addressed whether states can penalize or replace “faithless electors” in the Electoral College.
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E.
Qwanell Mosley
Qwanell Mosley is an American R&B singer best known as a member of the MTV-formed boy band Day26.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mayor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1917-12-29 ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomas J. Bradley ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Calvert, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| councilServiceEndTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| councilServiceStartTime | 1963 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1998-09-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| education | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| electedIn | 1973 Los Angeles mayoral election ⓘ |
| employer | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Bradley ⓘ |
| givenName | Tom ⓘ |
| honor |
Tom Bradley Boulevard in Los Angeles
ⓘ
Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport ⓘ
linked to:
Tom Bradley International Terminal (LAX)
|
| influenced |
transportation policy in Los Angeles
ⓘ
urban development of Los Angeles ⓘ |
| memberOf | Los Angeles City Council ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Tom Bradley ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first African American mayor of Los Angeles
ⓘ
expanding Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) ⓘ helping bring the 1984 Summer Olympics to Los Angeles ⓘ overseeing major growth of Los Angeles in the late 20th century ⓘ promoting Los Angeles as an international city ⓘ serving five terms as mayor of Los Angeles ⓘ supporting the development of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
police officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1993-07-01 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1973-07-01 ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| positionHeld |
Mayor of Los Angeles
ⓘ
Member of the Los Angeles City Council ⓘ |
| reElectedIn |
1977 Los Angeles mayoral election
ⓘ
1981 Los Angeles mayoral election ⓘ 1985 Los Angeles mayoral election ⓘ 1989 Los Angeles mayoral election ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| spouse | Ethel Bradley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Bradley Description of subject: Tom Bradley was a long-serving and influential mayor of Los Angeles who played a key role in the city’s late-20th-century growth and international prominence.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.