William Joseph Batson
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William Joseph Batson is the civilian alter ego of the DC Comics superhero Shazam, a young boy who transforms into a powerful champion by uttering the magic word "Shazam."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Joseph Batson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14015134 — 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: William Joseph Batson Context triple: [Billy Batson, realName, William Joseph Batson]
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A.
William Dozier
William Dozier was an American film and television producer best known for producing and narrating the 1960s "Batman" TV series.
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B.
William Bruce Bailey
William Bruce Bailey is the birth name of Axl Rose, the American singer and frontman of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
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C.
Anthony Gregory Brown
Anthony Gregory Brown is an American politician and attorney who has served as Maryland's Attorney General and previously as the state's lieutenant governor and a U.S. Representative.
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D.
William Baker
William Baker was a historical figure after whom London's famous Baker Street was named, likely a local landowner or developer associated with the area's early history.
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E.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
- 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: William Joseph Batson Target entity description: William Joseph Batson is the civilian alter ego of the DC Comics superhero Shazam, a young boy who transforms into a powerful champion by uttering the magic word "Shazam."
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A.
William Dozier
William Dozier was an American film and television producer best known for producing and narrating the 1960s "Batman" TV series.
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B.
William Bruce Bailey
William Bruce Bailey is the birth name of Axl Rose, the American singer and frontman of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses.
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C.
Anthony Gregory Brown
Anthony Gregory Brown is an American politician and attorney who has served as Maryland's Attorney General and previously as the state's lieutenant governor and a U.S. Representative.
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D.
William Baker
William Baker was a historical figure after whom London's famous Baker Street was named, likely a local landowner or developer associated with the area's early history.
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E.
William Baker
William Baker was a 19th-century British civil engineer noted for designing major railway structures, including prominent bridges for the expanding Victorian rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Billy Batson