Chris Kyle
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Chris Kyle was a highly decorated U.S. Navy SEAL sniper and author of the memoir "American Sniper," whose life and service became widely known through the bestselling book and its film adaptation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chris Kyle canonical | 4 |
| Christopher Kyle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9494608 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chris Kyle Context triple: [Texas State Cemetery, hasBurial, Chris Kyle]
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Marcus Luttrell
Marcus Luttrell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and combat veteran best known for surviving Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan and recounting his experience in the memoir "Lone Survivor."
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Morgan Luttrell
Morgan Luttrell is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas and former Navy SEAL who serves in Congress after a career in military and veterans’ advocacy.
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C.
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy is an American character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman and roles in films such as "Batman Returns," "Nashville," and "Manhattan."
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D.
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy is a musician best known as a member of the alternative rock band Concrete Blonde.
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E.
Craig Kyle
Craig Kyle is an American writer and producer best known for his work on Marvel projects, including co-creating the X-23 character and co-writing the film Thor: Ragnarok.
- 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: Chris Kyle Target entity description: Chris Kyle was a highly decorated U.S. Navy SEAL sniper and author of the memoir "American Sniper," whose life and service became widely known through the bestselling book and its film adaptation.
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A.
Marcus Luttrell
Marcus Luttrell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and combat veteran best known for surviving Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan and recounting his experience in the memoir "Lone Survivor."
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B.
Morgan Luttrell
Morgan Luttrell is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas and former Navy SEAL who serves in Congress after a career in military and veterans’ advocacy.
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C.
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy is an American character actor known for his frequent collaborations with director Robert Altman and roles in films such as "Batman Returns," "Nashville," and "Manhattan."
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D.
Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy is a musician best known as a member of the alternative rock band Concrete Blonde.
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E.
Craig Kyle
Craig Kyle is an American writer and producer best known for his work on Marvel projects, including co-creating the X-23 character and co-writing the film Thor: Ragnarok.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy SEAL
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human ⓘ military sniper ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bronze Star Medal with "V" device
NERFINISHED
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Silver Star ⓘ |
| basedOn | American Sniper (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Jim DeFelice
NERFINISHED
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Scott McEwen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Iraq War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1974-04-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 2002 ⓘ |
| employer | United States Navy ⓘ |
| familyName | Kyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Christopher Scott Kyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Chief Petty Officer ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
SEAL Team 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy SEALs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Legend
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The Devil of Ramadi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | American Sniper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfClaimedKills | 255 ⓘ |
| numberOfConfirmedKills | 160 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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sniper ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Odessa, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Texas State Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Erath County, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bradley Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 2009 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1999 ⓘ |
| spouse | Taya Kyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBurial | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film American Sniper ⓘ |
| wrote | American Sniper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chris Kyle Description of subject: Chris Kyle was a highly decorated U.S. Navy SEAL sniper and author of the memoir "American Sniper," whose life and service became widely known through the bestselling book and its film adaptation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christopher Kyle