Soprano family
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The Soprano family is the central Italian-American mob family in the television series "The Sopranos," around which the show's criminal and domestic dramas revolve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soprano family canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soprano family Context triple: [Carmela Soprano, associatedWith, Soprano family]
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A.
Singer family
The Singer family is a prominent Jewish rabbinic and scholarly lineage known for its religious leadership and communal influence.
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B.
Bellini family
The Bellini family was a prominent Venetian dynasty of Renaissance painters whose members, including Giovanni Bellini, significantly shaped the development of Venetian art.
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C.
Vivaldi family
The Vivaldi family was a Venetian lineage best known for producing the Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi and other notable musicians and artists.
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D.
Nonino family
The Nonino family is an Italian distilling dynasty renowned for its artisanal grappa and cultural patronage, including the establishment of the prestigious Nonino Prize.
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E.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
- 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: Soprano family Target entity description: The Soprano family is the central Italian-American mob family in the television series "The Sopranos," around which the show's criminal and domestic dramas revolve.
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A.
Singer family
The Singer family is a prominent Jewish rabbinic and scholarly lineage known for its religious leadership and communal influence.
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B.
Bellini family
The Bellini family was a prominent Venetian dynasty of Renaissance painters whose members, including Giovanni Bellini, significantly shaped the development of Venetian art.
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C.
Vivaldi family
The Vivaldi family was a Venetian lineage best known for producing the Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi and other notable musicians and artists.
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D.
Nonino family
The Nonino family is an Italian distilling dynasty renowned for its artisanal grappa and cultural patronage, including the establishment of the prestigious Nonino Prize.
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E.
Sununu family
The Sununu family is a prominent American political family from New Hampshire known for producing multiple high-profile Republican officeholders, including a governor and a White House chief of staff.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian-American family
ⓘ
fictional crime family ⓘ television character group ⓘ |
| alliedWith | DiMeo crime family ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sopranos ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | David Chase ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
drug trafficking
ⓘ
extortion ⓘ gambling operations ⓘ loan sharking ⓘ money laundering ⓘ murder ⓘ organized crime ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| criminalFront |
Bada Bing strip club
ⓘ
linked to:
Crazy Horse nightclub
Barone Sanitation ⓘ Satriale's Pork Store ⓘ
linked to:
Satriale’s Pork Store
|
| culturalInfluence | popularized modern TV antihero crime family ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Italian-American ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Sopranos season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
mafia drama ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Anthony Soprano Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
A.J. Soprano
Carmela Soprano ⓘ Meadow Soprano ⓘ Tony Soprano ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Barbara Soprano Giglione
ⓘ
Corrado "Junior" Soprano ⓘ Hugh De Angelis ⓘ
linked to:
Hugh DeAngelis
Janice Soprano ⓘ Livia Soprano ⓘ Mary De Angelis ⓘ
linked to:
Mary DeAngelis
|
| headedBy | Tony Soprano ⓘ |
| languageContext | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | central family in The Sopranos ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Essex County, New Jersey
ⓘ
North Caldwell, New Jersey ⓘ |
| rivalOrganization |
Lupertazzi crime family
ⓘ
New York crime families ⓘ
linked to:
New York Five Families
|
| setIn |
New Jersey-New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
New York metropolitan area
|
| theme |
Italian-American identity
ⓘ
conflict between family life and criminal life ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ mental health and crime ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
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Referenced by (10)
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