Patti Blagojevich
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Patti Blagojevich is an American former First Lady of Illinois and real estate broker, known for her role in the political life and subsequent corruption scandal surrounding her husband, former Governor Rod Blagojevich.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patti Blagojevich canonical | 2 |
| Blagojevich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5773369 — 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)
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Target entity: Patti Blagojevich Context triple: [Rod Blagojevich, spouse, Patti Blagojevich]
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A.
Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich is a former Democratic governor of Illinois who gained national notoriety after being impeached and convicted on federal corruption charges related to the attempted sale of Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat.
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B.
Mike Bacich
Mike Bacich is a musician best known as a member of the American new wave band Oingo Boingo.
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C.
Joshua Hastert
Joshua Hastert is an American businessman and the son of former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
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D.
Jesse White
Jesse White was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles in film and television, including his long-running portrayal of the Maytag repairman in commercials.
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E.
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson is a charismatic, wisecracking student at Hillman College on the sitcom "A Different World," known for his entrepreneurial schemes and close friendships with other main characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patti Blagojevich Target entity description: Patti Blagojevich is an American former First Lady of Illinois and real estate broker, known for her role in the political life and subsequent corruption scandal surrounding her husband, former Governor Rod Blagojevich.
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A.
Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich is a former Democratic governor of Illinois who gained national notoriety after being impeached and convicted on federal corruption charges related to the attempted sale of Barack Obama’s vacated U.S. Senate seat.
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B.
Mike Bacich
Mike Bacich is a musician best known as a member of the American new wave band Oingo Boingo.
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C.
Joshua Hastert
Joshua Hastert is an American businessman and the son of former U.S. Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
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D.
Jesse White
Jesse White was an American character actor best known for his comedic roles in film and television, including his long-running portrayal of the Maytag repairman in commercials.
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E.
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson is a charismatic, wisecracking student at Hillman College on the sitcom "A Different World," known for his entrepreneurial schemes and close friendships with other main characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician's spouse
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former First Lady of Illinois ⓘ human ⓘ real estate broker ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (U.S. TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
|
| birthName | Patricia Mell ⓘ |
| child | Amy Blagojevich ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-04-09 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| education | Loyola University Chicago ⓘ |
| endTime | 2009-01-29 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Serbian American by marriage ⓘ |
| familyName |
Blagojevich
ⓘ
linked to:
Patti Blagojevich
Mell ⓘ |
| father | Richard Mell ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | reality television ⓘ |
| givenName | Patricia ⓘ |
| hasRole |
political spouse
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public figure in Illinois politics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mediaAttention | extensive national media coverage during 2008–2009 corruption scandal ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| name | Patti Blagojevich ⓘ |
| nickname | Patti ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Rod Blagojevich impeachment and removal from office ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in public controversy surrounding Rod Blagojevich corruption scandal
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public defense of Rod Blagojevich during legal proceedings ⓘ role as First Lady of Illinois ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
real estate broker
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television personality ⓘ |
| participantIn | Illinois political life during Rod Blagojevich governorship ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| politicalFamily | Mell political family ⓘ |
| positionHeld | First Lady of Illinois ⓘ |
| relative | Richard Mell ⓘ |
| residence | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| residenceDuringTerm |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
Springfield, Illinois, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Springfield, Illinois
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| spouse | Rod Blagojevich ⓘ |
| startTime | 2003-01-13 ⓘ |
| workedAs | real estate agent in Chicago area ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patti Blagojevich Description of subject: Patti Blagojevich is an American former First Lady of Illinois and real estate broker, known for her role in the political life and subsequent corruption scandal surrounding her husband, former Governor Rod Blagojevich.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Patti Blagojevich