John R. Thompson
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John R. Thompson was an American basketball coach best known for leading Georgetown University's men's team to the 1984 NCAA championship and becoming the first Black head coach to win a major collegiate national title.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16709197 — 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 R. Thompson Context triple: [El Camino Memorial Park, hasNotableBurial, John R. Thompson]
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John T. Thompson
John T. Thompson was an American Army officer and firearms designer best known for creating the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely used in both law enforcement and military contexts in the early 20th century.
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John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
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C.
John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his historical significance.
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D.
John G. Thompson
John G. Thompson is an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in group theory, including contributions to the classification of finite simple groups.
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Thomas G. Thompson
Thomas G. Thompson was an American oceanographer and marine chemist known for pioneering research in chemical oceanography and leadership in marine science.
- 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 R. Thompson Target entity description: John R. Thompson was an American basketball coach best known for leading Georgetown University's men's team to the 1984 NCAA championship and becoming the first Black head coach to win a major collegiate national title.
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A.
John T. Thompson
John T. Thompson was an American Army officer and firearms designer best known for creating the iconic Thompson submachine gun, widely used in both law enforcement and military contexts in the early 20th century.
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B.
John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson is an American technology executive best known for serving as chairman of Microsoft and former CEO of Symantec.
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C.
John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson was a notable individual interred at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his historical significance.
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D.
John G. Thompson
John G. Thompson is an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in group theory, including contributions to the classification of finite simple groups.
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E.
Thomas G. Thompson
Thomas G. Thompson was an American oceanographer and marine chemist known for pioneering research in chemical oceanography and leadership in marine science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, California, United States
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John R. Thompson
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subject surface form:
El Camino Memorial Park