William Henry Webb
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William Henry Webb, better known as Chick Webb, was a pioneering American jazz and swing drummer and bandleader who became one of the most influential figures of the big band era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Henry Webb canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15958294 — 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: William Henry Webb Context triple: [Chick Webb, birthName, William Henry Webb]
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A.
William Webb
William Webb was an Australian jurist who served as the chief judge of the post–World War II Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal.
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B.
Eugene Tennant
Eugene Tennant is the father of British actress Victoria Tennant.
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C.
Louis Hobson
Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
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D.
Maurice Webb
Maurice Webb was a British politician and journalist who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament and held ministerial office in the mid-20th century.
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E.
William Cottrell
William Cottrell was an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on classic Disney animated films in the mid-20th century.
- 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: William Henry Webb Target entity description: William Henry Webb, better known as Chick Webb, was a pioneering American jazz and swing drummer and bandleader who became one of the most influential figures of the big band era.
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A.
William Webb
William Webb was an Australian jurist who served as the chief judge of the post–World War II Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal.
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B.
Eugene Tennant
Eugene Tennant is the father of British actress Victoria Tennant.
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C.
Louis Hobson
Louis Hobson is an American musical theatre actor best known for his work on Broadway, including originating a role in the acclaimed rock musical "Next to Normal."
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D.
Maurice Webb
Maurice Webb was a British politician and journalist who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament and held ministerial office in the mid-20th century.
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E.
William Cottrell
William Cottrell was an American screenwriter and director best known for his work on classic Disney animated films in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.