Tilda Swinton’s father, Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame
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Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame was a distinguished British Army officer and Scottish laird, best known as the father of actress Tilda Swinton and a prominent member of the historic Swinton family.
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| Tilda Swinton’s father, Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14214707 — 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: Tilda Swinton’s father, Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame Context triple: [Swinton family, hasNotableMember, Tilda Swinton’s father, Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame]
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A.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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B.
Sir John William Grant of Grant
Sir John William Grant of Grant was a Scottish nobleman and landowner who served as a leading civic figure in Elginshire.
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C.
Sir John Grandy
Sir John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force commander who rose to become Chief of the Air Staff and played a key role in shaping Britain’s postwar air strategy.
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D.
Sir Iain Tennant
Sir Iain Tennant was a Scottish landowner and public figure who served in prominent ceremonial and civic roles, notably within Moray (formerly Elginshire).
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E.
William Siddons
William Siddons was the husband of famed 18th-century British tragedienne Sarah Siddons and was involved in theatrical management.
- 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: Tilda Swinton’s father, Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame Target entity description: Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame was a distinguished British Army officer and Scottish laird, best known as the father of actress Tilda Swinton and a prominent member of the historic Swinton family.
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A.
Sir John Trevor
Sir John Trevor was a prominent 17th-century English politician and royal official who held several high offices under the Stuart monarchy.
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B.
Sir John William Grant of Grant
Sir John William Grant of Grant was a Scottish nobleman and landowner who served as a leading civic figure in Elginshire.
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C.
Sir John Grandy
Sir John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force commander who rose to become Chief of the Air Staff and played a key role in shaping Britain’s postwar air strategy.
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D.
Sir Iain Tennant
Sir Iain Tennant was a Scottish landowner and public figure who served in prominent ceremonial and civic roles, notably within Moray (formerly Elginshire).
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E.
William Siddons
William Siddons was the husband of famed 18th-century British tragedienne Sarah Siddons and was involved in theatrical management.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Swinton family
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hasNotableMember
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Tilda Swinton’s father, Major-General Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame
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