Auma Obama
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Auma Obama is a Kenyan-British community activist, author, and sociologist known for her work in sustainable development and as the half-sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auma Obama canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T372382 — 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: Auma Obama Context triple: [Barack Obama Sr., child, Auma Obama]
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A.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office.
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B.
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama is an American lawyer, author, and former First Lady of the United States known for her advocacy on education, health, and military families.
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C.
Malia Obama
Malia Obama is the elder daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama, known for growing up in the public eye during his presidency and later pursuing studies and work in film and television.
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D.
Sasha Obama
Sasha Obama is the younger daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, who grew up in the public eye during her father's presidency.
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E.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is an American politician and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. senator from New York, First Lady, and the first woman to be a major party’s presidential nominee.
- 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: Auma Obama Target entity description: Auma Obama is a Kenyan-British community activist, author, and sociologist known for her work in sustainable development and as the half-sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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A.
Barack Obama
Barack Obama is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office.
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B.
Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama is an American lawyer, author, and former First Lady of the United States known for her advocacy on education, health, and military families.
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C.
Malia Obama
Malia Obama is the elder daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama, known for growing up in the public eye during his presidency and later pursuing studies and work in film and television.
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D.
Sasha Obama
Sasha Obama is the younger daughter of former U.S. President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, who grew up in the public eye during her father's presidency.
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E.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is an American politician and diplomat who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. senator from New York, First Lady, and the first woman to be a major party’s presidential nominee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Kenya
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kenya ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence | Kenya ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-01-01 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in German studies ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bayreuth
ⓘ
Heidelberg University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Heidelberg
|
| ethnicGroup | Luo people ⓘ |
| familyName |
Barack Obama
ⓘ
surface form:
Obama
|
| father | Barack Obama Sr. ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
community development
ⓘ
social justice ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
economic self-reliance for young people
ⓘ
education access ⓘ youth empowerment ⓘ |
| founded | Sauti Kuu Foundation ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | autobiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Auma ⓘ |
| hasAcademicBackgroundIn |
German studies
ⓘ
sociology ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| mother | Kezia Aoko ⓘ |
| movement |
community empowerment movement
ⓘ
sustainable development movement ⓘ |
| name | Auma Obama self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy for youth empowerment in Kenya
ⓘ
being the half-sister of Barack Obama ⓘ |
| notableWork | And Then Life Happens ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
community activist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Barack Obama presidential campaigns (support activities) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nairobi ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founder of Sauti Kuu Foundation ⓘ |
| residence | Kenya ⓘ |
| sibling | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ Luo ⓘ Swahili language ⓘ
surface form:
Swahili
|
| spokeAt |
Democratic National Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic National Convention 2008 side events
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| workLocation |
Nairobi
ⓘ
rural western Kenya ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Auma Obama Description of subject: Auma Obama is a Kenyan-British community activist, author, and sociologist known for her work in sustainable development and as the half-sister of former U.S. President Barack Obama.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.