Yvon Chouinard
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Yvon Chouinard is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and founder of the outdoor clothing company Patagonia, known for pioneering clean climbing and sustainable business practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yvon Chouinard canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6997526 — 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: Yvon Chouinard Context triple: [Royal Robbins, partnerInClimbing, Yvon Chouinard]
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A.
Guy Chouinard
Guy Chouinard is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre best known for his prolific scoring in the NHL during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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B.
Bobby Chouinard
Bobby Chouinard was an American rock drummer best known for his powerful playing with artists like Billy Squier and for his work as a sought-after session and touring musician in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Fred Beckey
Fred Beckey was a legendary American mountaineer and prolific first-ascensionist renowned for his pioneering climbs throughout North America and his influential climbing guidebooks.
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D.
Douglas Honnold
Douglas Honnold was a mid-20th-century American architect known for his influential contributions to the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style that flourished in Southern California.
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E.
Alfred Ralston
Alfred Ralston was a British film composer known for his work on historical and period dramas in the 1960s and 1970s.
- 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: Yvon Chouinard Target entity description: Yvon Chouinard is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and founder of the outdoor clothing company Patagonia, known for pioneering clean climbing and sustainable business practices.
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A.
Guy Chouinard
Guy Chouinard is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre best known for his prolific scoring in the NHL during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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B.
Bobby Chouinard
Bobby Chouinard was an American rock drummer best known for his powerful playing with artists like Billy Squier and for his work as a sought-after session and touring musician in the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Fred Beckey
Fred Beckey was a legendary American mountaineer and prolific first-ascensionist renowned for his pioneering climbs throughout North America and his influential climbing guidebooks.
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D.
Douglas Honnold
Douglas Honnold was a mid-20th-century American architect known for his influential contributions to the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style that flourished in Southern California.
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E.
Alfred Ralston
Alfred Ralston was a British film composer known for his work on historical and period dramas in the 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmentalist
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human ⓘ rock climber ⓘ |
| advocated |
clean climbing
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minimal impact on rock faces ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Ventura, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Ventura, California
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| coAuthorWith | Vincent Stanley ⓘ |
| coFounded | 1% for the Planet ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-11-09 ⓘ |
| developed |
aluminum climbing chocks
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soft-iron pitons ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Self-taught climber ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | French-Canadian ⓘ |
| familyName | Chouinard ⓘ |
| founded |
Chouinard Equipment
ⓘ
Great Pacific Iron Works ⓘ Patagonia ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Yvon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
environmental activism
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founding Patagonia ⓘ pioneering clean climbing ⓘ sustainable business practices ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
environmentalism
ⓘ
sustainable business ⓘ |
| name | Yvon Chouinard ⓘ |
| notableIdea | using business to protect nature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Let My People Go Surfing
ⓘ
The Responsible Company ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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environmentalist ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ rock climber ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| philanthropy | donating Patagonia ownership to a trust and nonprofit for environmental causes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Lewiston, Maine, United States
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linked to:
Lewiston, Maine
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| positionHeld |
founder of Patagonia
ⓘ
owner of Patagonia ⓘ |
| residence |
Jackson, Wyoming, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Jackson, Wyoming
Ventura, California, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Ventura, California
|
| sport |
fly fishing
ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ surfing ⓘ |
| yearOfMajorPatagoniaOwnershipTransfer | 2022 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yvon Chouinard Description of subject: Yvon Chouinard is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and founder of the outdoor clothing company Patagonia, known for pioneering clean climbing and sustainable business practices.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.