Macnee
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Macnee is a surname most famously associated with Patrick Macnee, the British actor best known for playing John Steed in the television series "The Avengers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Macnee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16164380 — 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: Macnee Context triple: [Patrick Macnee, familyName, Macnee]
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A.
Mackenzell
Mackenzell is a small village in the Hesse region of central Germany.
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B.
Meehan
Meehan is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, literature, and business.
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C.
Mackecknie
Mackecknie is the distinctive middle name of the fictional character Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn from Meredith Willson’s musical "The Music Man."
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D.
Dinneen
Dinneen is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
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E.
MacRae
MacRae is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public life.
- 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: Macnee Target entity description: Macnee is a surname most famously associated with Patrick Macnee, the British actor best known for playing John Steed in the television series "The Avengers."
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A.
Mackenzell
Mackenzell is a small village in the Hesse region of central Germany.
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B.
Meehan
Meehan is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, literature, and business.
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C.
Mackecknie
Mackecknie is the distinctive middle name of the fictional character Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn from Meredith Willson’s musical "The Music Man."
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D.
Dinneen
Dinneen is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in sports, politics, and the arts.
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E.
MacRae
MacRae is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.