John Ferguson
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John Ferguson, nicknamed "Scottie," is the troubled former police detective protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1958 film *Vertigo*.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16248464 — 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: John Ferguson Context triple: [John "Scottie" Ferguson, fullName, John Ferguson]
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John Ferguson
John Ferguson is a celebrated former Australian rugby league winger renowned for his speed, try-scoring ability, and key role in the Canberra Raiders’ late-1980s success.
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B.
William Ferguson
William Ferguson was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights leader and activist who played a key role in organizing early campaigns for Indigenous rights and equality in the 20th century.
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Tom Fergusson
Tom Fergusson was a Scottish football figure best known as the founder of Stirling Albion F.C.
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D.
Murray Ferguson
Murray Ferguson is a television producer and executive known for overseeing various acclaimed drama series.
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E.
Richard Ferguson
Richard Ferguson was a mid-20th-century middle-distance runner known for competing at an elite level during the era of the famed “Miracle Mile.”
- 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: John Ferguson Target entity description: John Ferguson, nicknamed "Scottie," is the troubled former police detective protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1958 film *Vertigo*.
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A.
John Ferguson
John Ferguson is a celebrated former Australian rugby league winger renowned for his speed, try-scoring ability, and key role in the Canberra Raiders’ late-1980s success.
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B.
William Ferguson
William Ferguson was an Aboriginal Australian civil rights leader and activist who played a key role in organizing early campaigns for Indigenous rights and equality in the 20th century.
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C.
Tom Fergusson
Tom Fergusson was a Scottish football figure best known as the founder of Stirling Albion F.C.
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D.
Murray Ferguson
Murray Ferguson is a television producer and executive known for overseeing various acclaimed drama series.
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E.
Richard Ferguson
Richard Ferguson was a mid-20th-century middle-distance runner known for competing at an elite level during the era of the famed “Miracle Mile.”
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.