Tobe
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Tobe is the given name of American film director Tobe Hooper, best known for directing the influential horror classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tobe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14879327 — 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: Tobe Context triple: [Tobe Hooper, givenName, Tobe]
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A.
Tobie
Tobie is a given name, typically used as a variant spelling of Toby.
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B.
Treadaway
Treadaway is an English surname most notably associated with actor Harry Treadaway and his twin brother, actor Luke Treadaway.
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C.
Tommie
Tommie is the costumed mascot representing the University of St. Thomas in its athletic and school spirit events.
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D.
Toby Dammit
Toby Dammit is an American drummer and percussionist best known for his work with Iggy Pop and various alternative rock and experimental music projects.
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E.
Toney
Toney is a given name and surname that functions primarily as a spelling variant of the name Tony.
- 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: Tobe Target entity description: Tobe is the given name of American film director Tobe Hooper, best known for directing the influential horror classic "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre."
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A.
Tobie
Tobie is a given name, typically used as a variant spelling of Toby.
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B.
Treadaway
Treadaway is an English surname most notably associated with actor Harry Treadaway and his twin brother, actor Luke Treadaway.
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C.
Tommie
Tommie is the costumed mascot representing the University of St. Thomas in its athletic and school spirit events.
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D.
Toby Dammit
Toby Dammit is an American drummer and percussionist best known for his work with Iggy Pop and various alternative rock and experimental music projects.
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E.
Toney
Toney is a given name and surname that functions primarily as a spelling variant of the name Tony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.