Simon Vaughan
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Simon Vaughan is the conflicted, battle-hardened gunrunner protagonist of Jack Higgins’ novel "The Savage Day," drawn back into violence during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Simon Vaughan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16018321 — 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: Simon Vaughan Context triple: [The Savage Day, hasMainCharacter, Simon Vaughan]
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A.
Simon Vaughan
Simon Vaughan is a British television and film producer known for developing and executive producing high-profile drama adaptations and miniseries.
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B.
Thomas Vaughan
Thomas Vaughan was a 15th-century English courtier and royal servant who became a prominent supporter of the House of York during the Wars of the Roses.
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C.
Giles Stewart
Giles Stewart is an alternative name or anglicized form of Egidia Stewart, a historical member of the Scottish Stewart family.
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D.
John Stephen Vaughan
John Stephen Vaughan was an English Roman Catholic bishop and member of the prominent Vaughan ecclesiastical family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Nevill Syfret
Nevill Syfret was a senior Royal Navy admiral best known for his World War II service, including key command roles in major naval operations.
- 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: Simon Vaughan Target entity description: Simon Vaughan is the conflicted, battle-hardened gunrunner protagonist of Jack Higgins’ novel "The Savage Day," drawn back into violence during the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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A.
Simon Vaughan
Simon Vaughan is a British television and film producer known for developing and executive producing high-profile drama adaptations and miniseries.
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B.
Thomas Vaughan
Thomas Vaughan was a 15th-century English courtier and royal servant who became a prominent supporter of the House of York during the Wars of the Roses.
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C.
Giles Stewart
Giles Stewart is an alternative name or anglicized form of Egidia Stewart, a historical member of the Scottish Stewart family.
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D.
John Stephen Vaughan
John Stephen Vaughan was an English Roman Catholic bishop and member of the prominent Vaughan ecclesiastical family in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Nevill Syfret
Nevill Syfret was a senior Royal Navy admiral best known for his World War II service, including key command roles in major naval operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.