Sepp
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Sepp is the commonly used nickname of Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, the long-serving and controversial former president of FIFA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sepp canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5544794 — 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: Sepp Context triple: [Sepp Blatter, nickname, Sepp]
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A.
Bernhard
Bernhard is a male given name of Germanic origin, historically borne by various European nobles and royals, including Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
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B.
Othmar
Othmar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by the Swiss-American civil engineer Othmar Ammann.
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C.
Heinsohn
Heinsohn is a surname most prominently associated with Tom Heinsohn, a Hall of Fame Boston Celtics player, coach, and broadcaster.
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D.
Rudi
Rudi is a common diminutive form of the given name Rudolf, used in various European languages.
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E.
Sven
Sven is the lovable reindeer companion in Disney's animated film "Frozen," known for his close bond with Kristoff and his expressive, dog-like personality.
- 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: Sepp Target entity description: Sepp is the commonly used nickname of Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, the long-serving and controversial former president of FIFA.
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A.
Bernhard
Bernhard is a male given name of Germanic origin, historically borne by various European nobles and royals, including Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
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B.
Othmar
Othmar is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, notably borne by the Swiss-American civil engineer Othmar Ammann.
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C.
Heinsohn
Heinsohn is a surname most prominently associated with Tom Heinsohn, a Hall of Fame Boston Celtics player, coach, and broadcaster.
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D.
Rudi
Rudi is a common diminutive form of the given name Rudolf, used in various European languages.
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E.
Sven
Sven is the lovable reindeer companion in Disney's animated film "Frozen," known for his close bond with Kristoff and his expressive, dog-like personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football executive
ⓘ
human ⓘ sports administrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
ⓘ
Order of the Republic (Turkey) ⓘ
linked to:
Order of the Republic of Turkey
Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| controversy |
allegations of bribery in World Cup bidding
ⓘ
allegations of corruption ⓘ financial mismanagement accusations ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-03-10 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | international media ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Lausanne ⓘ |
| employer | FIFA ⓘ |
| endTime | 2015-10-08 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfRole_generalSecretaryOfFIFA | 1998 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Blatter
ⓘ
linked to:
Marco Blatter
|
| fieldOfWork | association football governance ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Dr. ⓘ |
| hasRole | general secretary of FIFA ⓘ |
| knownFor | presidency of FIFA ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
FIFA executive committee
ⓘ
linked to:
FIFA Executive Committee meeting
|
| nativeLanguage | German ⓘ |
| nickname | Sepp ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
2015 FIFA corruption scandal
ⓘ
linked to:
2015 FIFA corruption case
|
| notableFor | controversial leadership style ⓘ |
| notableWork | expansion of FIFA World Cup tournaments ⓘ |
| occupation |
football administrator
ⓘ
sports official ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Visp ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of FIFA ⓘ |
| predecessor | João Havelange ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Switzerland ⓘ |
| sanction | ban from football-related activities by FIFA Ethics Committee ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline | association football ⓘ |
| startTime | 1998-06-08 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfRole_generalSecretaryOfFIFA | 1981 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
criminal investigations in Switzerland
ⓘ
ethics investigations by FIFA ⓘ |
| successor | Gianni Infantino ⓘ |
| workLocation | Zurich ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sepp Description of subject: Sepp is the commonly used nickname of Joseph "Sepp" Blatter, the long-serving and controversial former president of FIFA.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.