Type hierarchy:

•  Person
• first name
E.g., Mary, Elizabeth, John.
• person title
E.g., Mr., Mrs., Sir.
• last name
E.g., Smith, Johnson, O'Connor.
• celebrity
E.g., Robert De Niro, Edgar Allan Poe, Albert Einstein.
• vocation
E.g., Firefighter, journalist, bodyguard.
• title
E.g., Executive director, Chief administrative officer, manager.
• character
E.g., Mickey Mouse, Pink Panther, Yoda.
•  Organization
• company
E.g., Citigroup Inc., Coca-Cola Company, Groupe Danone.
• company designator
E.g., Co., Corp., Inc.
• military
E.g., Canadian Forces, Israeli Defense Forces, Marine Troops.
• association
E.g., Amnesty International, Council of Europe, World Bank.
• government
E.g., Department of Justice, DARPA, NASA.
• political party
E.g., Democratic Party, Republican Party, Liberal Party of Canada.
• political line
E.g., democrat, communist, socialist.
• nationality
E.g., American, japanese, Israeli.
• market
E.g., Amsterdam Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, Toronto Stock Exchange.
• religious group
E.g., Jewish, Catholic, Hindu.
• sports team
E.g., Los Angeles Raiders, New York Mets, Calgary Flames.
•  Location
• geopolitical
• city
E.g., Ottawa, Toronto, Paris.
• state or province
E.g., Quebec, Ontario, Texas.
• county
E.g., Autauga County, Albany County, Washington County.
• country
E.g., Canada, United States, France.
• region
E.g., Latin America, Caribbean, Middle East.
• continent
E.g., North America, South America, Europe.
• geological
• landform
E.g., Mount Everest, K2, Kangchenjunga.
• waterform
• river
E.g., Tennessee River, Mississippi River, Buller River.
• lake
E.g., Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Ontario.
• sea
E.g., Dead Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea.
• ocean and bay
E.g., Hudson Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean.
• astral body
• planet
E.g., Mars, Mercury, Earth.
• star
E.g., Solar system, Orion, Ursa Major/Big Dipper.
•  Facility
• property
• amphitheatre
E.g., Molson Amphitheatre, Universal Amphitheatre, Hollywood Bowl.
• cathedral
E.g., St Patrick's Cathedral, Saint Louis Cathedral, Peterborough Cathedral.
• castle
E.g., Prague Castle, Uppsala Castle, Bran Castle.
• skyscraper
E.g., Taipei 101, Sears Tower, Empire State Building.
• sport place
E.g., Wrigley Field, Busch Stadium, Yankee stadium.
• school
E.g., University of California, University of Ottawa, Harvard University.
• museum
E.g., Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Natural History, Louvre.
• airport
E.g., Croydon Airport, Heathrow Airport, Linate Airport.
• harbour
E.g., Port of New York, Sydney Harbour, Port of Antwerp.
• library
E.g., Library of Congress, National Library of Education, Malmö City Library.
• hotel
E.g., Waldorf Astoria, Hotel Sacher, Grand Hotel Europe.
• hospital
E.g., Charité, Guy's Hospital, Allgemeines Krankenhaus.
• line
• road
E.g., Garden State Parkway, Queen Elizabeth Way, European Route.
• bridge
E.g., Brooklyn bridge, Golden Gate bridge, Tower Bridge.
• station
E.g., London Victoria Station, Sydney Bus Depot, Jerusalem Central Bus Station.
• railroad
E.g., Amtrak, Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Railway.
• park
E.g., Elk Island National Park, Glacier National Park, Jasper National Park.
• amusement park
E.g., Adventure Island, Busch gardens, Canada's Wonderland.
• monument
E.g., Statue of Liberty, Eiffel tower, Great Sphinx of Giza.
•  Product
• vehicles
• car
E.g., Volkswagen Golf, Honda Civic, GMC Yukon.
• ship
E.g., Queen Mary 2, Titanic, Wilhelm Gustloff.
• train
E.g., Orient Express, Royal Canadian Pacific, Rovos Rail.
• aircraft
E.g., Constellation, Bell X1, Northrop X-15.
• spaceship
E.g., Columbia, Discovery, Endeavour.
• art
• opera and musical
E.g., The Fantasticks, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon.
• music
E.g., Jazz, Blues, Death Metal.
• song
E.g., Aqualung, Bohemian Rhapsody, Hey Jude.
• painting
E.g., Mona Lisa, Les Demoiselles, Still Life.
• sculpture
E.g., Charging Bull, Fountain of Neptune, The Thinker.
• media
• broadcast
E.g., 60 Minutes, Jeopardy, Seinfeld.
• movie
E.g., The Godfather, The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars.
• book
E.g., Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Da Vinci Code, The Historian.
• newspaper
E.g., New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Le Monde.
• magazine
E.g., Times Magazine, Forbes, Vogue.
• blog
E.g., Boing Boing, I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER, TreeHugger.
• operating system
E.g., Windows Vista, MacOS, BeOS.
• weapon
E.g., knife, bayonet, handgun.
• food brand
E.g., Gatorade, Dr. Pepper, Cheese Whiz.
• food
E.g., cereal, milk, vegetable.
• clothing
E.g., Gucci, Armani, Ralph Lauren.
• drug
E.g., Advil, Tylenol, Gaviscon.
•  Event
• sporting
E.g., Olympic Games, Wimbledon, Tour de France.
• holiday
E.g., Christmas, Easter, Halloween.
• war
E.g., Vietnam War, World War II, World War I.
• hurricane
E.g., Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Wilma.
• crime
E.g., Oklahoma City Bombing, September 11, 2001 attacks, Moscow Theatre Siege.
• conference
E.g., Halifax Summit, APEC, Tokyo Summit.
•  Natural object
• living thing
• insect
E.g., Ant, beetle, fly.
• sea animal
E.g., Crab, starfish, coral.
• fish
E.g., Shark, tuna, whale.
• reptile
E.g., Tortoise, alligator, Iguana.
• bird
E.g., Snow goose, cormorant, Heron.
• mammal
E.g., Bear, cow, horse.
• vegetable
E.g., Crop, herb, flower.
• Mineral
E.g., Hydrogen, water, iron.
•  Unit
• measure
E.g., Liter, kilogram, ohm.
• currency
E.g., Yen, Euro, dollar.
• month
E.g., January, February, March.
• weekday
E.g., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.
•  Miscellaneous
• disease
E.g., Myocardial infarction, stroke, aphasia.
• god
E.g., Allah, Zeus, Venus.
• religion
E.g., Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism.
• color
E.g., White, red, blue.
• language
E.g., French, English, Dutch.
• award
E.g., Nobel Prize, Academy Award, Pulitzer Prize.
• sport
E.g., Football, hockey, baseball.
• academic
E.g., Sociology, physics, philosophy.
• rule
E.g., U.S. Constitution, Amateur Sports Act, World Trade Accord.
• theory
E.g., Zipf's law, Newton's Law, Cook's theorem.