Brokaw family
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The Brokaw family is an American family best known for including prominent broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw and his relatives involved in media and public life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brokaw family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16869216 — 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: Brokaw family Context triple: [Jennifer Brokaw, notableFamily, Brokaw family]
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A.
Crawford family
The Crawford family was an early pioneering family in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, known for developing trails, hospitality services, and promoting tourism in the Crawford Notch area.
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B.
Kemeny family
The Kemeny family is a notable family lineage associated with individuals such as Magda Elizabeth Kemeny.
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C.
Medill family
The Medill family is a prominent American dynasty known for its influential roles in journalism, publishing, and Chicago civic life.
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D.
Brooke family
The Brooke family was a prominent early American family whose influence and leadership in the region led to Brooke County, West Virginia being named in their honor.
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E.
Brooke family
The Brooke family were a British dynasty known as the "White Rajahs" who ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak on the island of Borneo from the mid-19th to 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: Brokaw family Target entity description: The Brokaw family is an American family best known for including prominent broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw and his relatives involved in media and public life.
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A.
Crawford family
The Crawford family was an early pioneering family in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, known for developing trails, hospitality services, and promoting tourism in the Crawford Notch area.
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B.
Kemeny family
The Kemeny family is a notable family lineage associated with individuals such as Magda Elizabeth Kemeny.
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C.
Medill family
The Medill family is a prominent American dynasty known for its influential roles in journalism, publishing, and Chicago civic life.
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D.
Brooke family
The Brooke family were a British dynasty known as the "White Rajahs" who ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak on the island of Borneo from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century.
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E.
Brooke family
The Brooke family was a prominent early American family whose influence and leadership in the region led to Brooke County, West Virginia being named in their honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.