Howard
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Howard is the given first name of Howie Meeker, a former professional ice hockey player, coach, and broadcaster best known for his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs and his work on "Hockey Night in Canada."
All labels observed (1)
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| Howard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16265391 — 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: Howard Context triple: [Howie Meeker, givenName, Howard]
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Howard
Howard is the given first name of Ward Cunningham, the American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki.
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Howard
Howard is a seasoned, wise old prospector in the classic 1948 film "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre," known for his experience, moral insight, and pivotal role in the gold-hunting expedition.
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Howard
Howard is the given first name of Duane Allman, the influential American guitarist and co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band.
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Howard
Howard is the middle name of Robert H. Grubbs, the Nobel Prize–winning American chemist renowned for his work on olefin metathesis.
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Howard
Howard is a character in Kenneth Lonergan's play "The Waverly Gallery," serving as a key figure in the story's exploration of family, memory, and aging.
- 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: Howard Target entity description: Howard is the given first name of Howie Meeker, a former professional ice hockey player, coach, and broadcaster best known for his time with the Toronto Maple Leafs and his work on "Hockey Night in Canada."
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Howard
Howard is the given first name of Canadian comedian, television host, and actor Howie Mandel.
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Howard
Howard is the given first name of Ward Cunningham, the American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki.
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Howard
Howard is the full given name of American Green Party politician and activist Howie Hawkins.
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Howard
Howard is the middle name of Edwin H. Armstrong, the pioneering American electrical engineer and inventor of FM radio.
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Howard
Howard is the given name of the influential American film director, producer, and screenwriter Howard Hawks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.