McClellan
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McClellan is a surname most prominently associated with American political and military figures, including U.S. Senator John L. McClellan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McClellan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16733168 — 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: McClellan Context triple: [John L. McClellan, familyName, McClellan]
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A.
McClellan
McClellan is an author known for writing the work titled "The Oligarchy of Venice: An Essay."
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B.
George McClellan
George McClellan was a Union general during the American Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and later ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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C.
George B. McClellan Jr.
George B. McClellan Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as mayor of New York City from 1904 to 1909 and later became a historian and professor at Princeton University.
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D.
Macdonough
Macdonough is a surname most notably associated with Thomas Macdonough, a distinguished early 19th-century U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero.
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E.
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was an American songwriter and composer best known for writing hits for artists like Elvis Presley and LaVern Baker during 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: McClellan Target entity description: McClellan is a surname most prominently associated with American political and military figures, including U.S. Senator John L. McClellan.
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A.
McClellan
McClellan is an author known for writing the work titled "The Oligarchy of Venice: An Essay."
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B.
George McClellan
George McClellan was a Union general during the American Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and later ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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C.
George B. McClellan Jr.
George B. McClellan Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as mayor of New York City from 1904 to 1909 and later became a historian and professor at Princeton University.
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D.
Macdonough
Macdonough is a surname most notably associated with Thomas Macdonough, a distinguished early 19th-century U.S. naval officer and War of 1812 hero.
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E.
Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was an American songwriter and composer best known for writing hits for artists like Elvis Presley and LaVern Baker during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.