Rigaud
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Rigaud is a French surname most famously associated with Hyacinthe Rigaud, the prominent 17th–18th century portrait painter of Louis XIV and other European nobility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rigaud canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15308437 — 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: Rigaud Context triple: [Hyacinthe François Honoré Mathias Pierre Martyr Rigaud, familyName, Rigaud]
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A.
Rigaud
Rigaud is a sinister and manipulative French villain in Charles Dickens's novel "Little Dorrit."
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B.
de Rigaud
de Rigaud is a French noble family name historically associated with colonial administrators and military leaders in New France.
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C.
André Rigaud
André Rigaud was a prominent mixed-race Haitian military leader and revolutionary figure who played a key role in the Haitian Revolution, particularly in the struggle for power in the colony’s southern region.
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D.
Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume is a suburban commune located near Rouen in northern France, known for its residential character and proximity to the city.
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E.
Pierre-Charles
Pierre-Charles is the given name of Pierre-Charles Le Monnier, an 18th-century French astronomer noted for his work on lunar motion and the determination of longitudes.
- 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: Rigaud Target entity description: Rigaud is a French surname most famously associated with Hyacinthe Rigaud, the prominent 17th–18th century portrait painter of Louis XIV and other European nobility.
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A.
Rigaud
Rigaud is a sinister and manipulative French villain in Charles Dickens's novel "Little Dorrit."
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B.
de Rigaud
de Rigaud is a French noble family name historically associated with colonial administrators and military leaders in New France.
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C.
André Rigaud
André Rigaud was a prominent mixed-race Haitian military leader and revolutionary figure who played a key role in the Haitian Revolution, particularly in the struggle for power in the colony’s southern region.
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D.
Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume is a suburban commune located near Rouen in northern France, known for its residential character and proximity to the city.
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E.
Pierre-Charles
Pierre-Charles is the given name of Pierre-Charles Le Monnier, an 18th-century French astronomer noted for his work on lunar motion and the determination of longitudes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.