John Barry
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John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer renowned as one of the founding captains of the United States Navy during the American Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Barry canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98915 — 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: John Barry Context triple: [Continental Navy, hasCommander, John Barry]
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A.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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B.
Vangelis
Vangelis was a Greek composer and pioneer of electronic and ambient music, renowned for his evocative synthesizer-based film scores such as those for "Chariots of Fire" and "Blade Runner."
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C.
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi is a German-Iranian composer best known for his powerful, cinematic scores for film and television, including Game of Thrones, Westworld, and major blockbuster movies.
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D.
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson is an Academy Award–winning Swedish composer and record producer known for his film scores for movies like Black Panther and Oppenheimer, as well as his collaborations with artists such as Childish Gambino.
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E.
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn is a renowned English record producer, musician, and songwriter known for his influential work in shaping the sound of 1980s pop and new wave music.
- 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: John Barry Target entity description: John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer renowned as one of the founding captains of the United States Navy during the American Revolutionary era.
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A.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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B.
Vangelis
Vangelis was a Greek composer and pioneer of electronic and ambient music, renowned for his evocative synthesizer-based film scores such as those for "Chariots of Fire" and "Blade Runner."
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C.
Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi is a German-Iranian composer best known for his powerful, cinematic scores for film and television, including Game of Thrones, Westworld, and major blockbuster movies.
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D.
Ludwig Göransson
Ludwig Göransson is an Academy Award–winning Swedish composer and record producer known for his film scores for movies like Black Panther and Oppenheimer, as well as his collaborations with artists such as Childish Gambino.
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E.
Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn is a renowned English record producer, musician, and songwriter known for his influential work in shaping the sound of 1980s pop and new wave music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military officer
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naval officer ⓘ patriot ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George Washington ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1745-03-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Tacumshane, County Wexford, Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | asthma-related illness ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
USCGC Commodore Barry (WHEC-34) named in his honor
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statue in Wexford, Ireland ⓘ statues in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1803-09-13 ⓘ |
| era | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Barry ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Commodore John Barry ⓘ |
| honor |
U.S. Navy ships named USS Barry in his honor
ⓘ
considered a founding father of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | British America ⓘ |
| influenced | development of early United States naval traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the founding captains of the United States Navy
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early command in the Continental Navy ⓘ service in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Continental Navy
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commodore ⓘ |
| name | John Barry self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Father of the American Navy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of the frigate USS Alliance
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command of the frigate USS United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
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sea captain ⓘ |
| position | senior officer of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | early colonial naval commanders ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| serviceEnd | U.S. Navy service until 1803 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | Continental Navy service began 1775 ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Austin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Barry Description of subject: John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer renowned as one of the founding captains of the United States Navy during the American Revolutionary era.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USCGC Commodore Barry (WHEC-34)
subject surface form:
USCGC Commodore Barry (WHEC-34)
subject surface form:
USS Barry