Rudy Perpich

E671384

human politician

Rudy Perpich was a Democratic politician who served multiple terms as governor of Minnesota and was known for his unconventional style and focus on education and economic development.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Perpich	1
Rudy Perpich canonical	1
Rudy Perpich Jr.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7547718 — 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: Rudy Perpich
Context triple: [Lakewood Cemetery, hasNotableBurial, Rudy Perpich]

A. Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson is a television writer and producer best known for developing the science fiction series SeaQuest DSV.
B. Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Donald W. Riegle Jr. is a former United States Senator from Michigan who played a prominent role in banking and financial regulation policy during his tenure in Congress.
C. Harold Stassen
Harold Stassen was an American Republican politician and former Minnesota governor best known for his numerous, often quixotic, campaigns for the U.S. presidency.
D. John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
E. Warren G. Magnuson
Warren G. Magnuson was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Washington known for his influential role in shaping American maritime, fisheries, and consumer protection legislation.
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: Rudy Perpich
Target entity description: Rudy Perpich was a Democratic politician who served multiple terms as governor of Minnesota and was known for his unconventional style and focus on education and economic development.

A. Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson is a television writer and producer best known for developing the science fiction series SeaQuest DSV.
B. Donald W. Riegle Jr.
Donald W. Riegle Jr. is a former United States Senator from Michigan who played a prominent role in banking and financial regulation policy during his tenure in Congress.
C. Harold Stassen
Harold Stassen was an American Republican politician and former Minnesota governor best known for his numerous, often quixotic, campaigns for the U.S. presidency.
D. John H. Van Buskirk
John H. Van Buskirk was an individual buried at Hackensack Cemetery in Hackensack, New Jersey, likely a local resident or figure of regional historical significance.
E. Warren G. Magnuson
Warren G. Magnuson was a long-serving U.S. Senator from Washington known for his influential role in shaping American maritime, fisheries, and consumer protection legislation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ politician ⓘ
burialPlace	Lakewood Cemetery ⓘ
causeOfDeath	colon cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1928-06-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1995-09-21 ⓘ
educatedAt	Marquette University ⓘ Marquette University Law School ⓘ linked to: Marquette University
ethnicGroup	Croatian American ⓘ
familyName	Perpich ⓘ linked to: Rudy Perpich
givenName	Rudolph ⓘ
hasChild	Joe Perpich ⓘ Mary Perpich ⓘ Rudy Perpich Jr. ⓘ linked to: Rudy Perpich
memberOfPoliticalParty	Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ linked to: Democratic Party Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party ⓘ
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableFor	focus on economic development in Minnesota ⓘ focus on education policy ⓘ promotion of international trade for Minnesota ⓘ support for the creation of the Mall of America ⓘ support for the establishment of the Perpich Center for Arts Education ⓘ unconventional political style ⓘ
occupation	politician ⓘ
officeContested	Governor of Minnesota ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Carson Lake, Minnesota ⓘ St. Louis County, Minnesota ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Minneapolis, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Minneapolis Minnesota ⓘ
positionHeld	Governor of Minnesota ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota ⓘ
profession	dentist ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence	Minnesota ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Lola Perpich ⓘ
stateRepresented	Minnesota ⓘ
termEnd	1979-01-04 ⓘ 1991-01-07 ⓘ
termStart	1976-12-29 ⓘ 1983-01-03 ⓘ
workFocus	economic development ⓘ education reform ⓘ international outreach for Minnesota ⓘ
workLocation	Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lakewood Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Rudy Perpich ⓘ

Rudy Perpich → familyName → Perpich ⓘ

linked to: Rudy Perpich

Rudy Perpich → hasChild → Rudy Perpich Jr. ⓘ