Hinton Battle
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Hinton Battle is an American actor, singer, and three-time Tony Award–winning Broadway dancer known for his dynamic performances in musical theatre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hinton Battle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1225915 — 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: Hinton Battle Context triple: [Dreamgirls, stars, Hinton Battle]
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A.
William Terrell
William Terrell was an American politician and public figure from Georgia, honored as the namesake of Terrell County.
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B.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a controversial Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War who later became an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
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C.
Anson Jones
Anson Jones was an American physician, politician, and statesman best known for overseeing the annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States.
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D.
Patrick Cleburne
Patrick Cleburne was an Irish-born Confederate major general in the American Civil War, renowned for his tactical skill and his controversial proposal to arm enslaved people in exchange for their freedom.
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E.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
- 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: Hinton Battle Target entity description: Hinton Battle is an American actor, singer, and three-time Tony Award–winning Broadway dancer known for his dynamic performances in musical theatre.
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A.
William Terrell
William Terrell was an American politician and public figure from Georgia, honored as the namesake of Terrell County.
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B.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a controversial Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War who later became an early leader of the Ku Klux Klan.
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C.
Anson Jones
Anson Jones was an American physician, politician, and statesman best known for overseeing the annexation of the Republic of Texas into the United States.
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D.
Patrick Cleburne
Patrick Cleburne was an Irish-born Confederate major general in the American Civil War, renowned for his tactical skill and his controversial proposal to arm enslaved people in exchange for their freedom.
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E.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway performer
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Tony Award winner ⓘ actor ⓘ dancer ⓘ person ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeIn | Broadway ⓘ |
| artisticDiscipline |
Broadway dance
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jazz dance ⓘ tap dance ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
film
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musical theatre ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasNotableAttribute | dynamic performances ⓘ |
| hasNotableSkill |
acting
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choreography ⓘ dancing ⓘ singing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Broadway performances
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| name | Hinton Battle self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Once More, with Feeling
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surface form:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Once More, with Feeling"
Dreamgirls original Broadway cast recording ⓘ
surface form:
Dreamgirls
Miss Saigon ⓘ Sophisticated Ladies ⓘ The Tap Dance Kid ⓘ The Wiz (film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Wiz
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| numberOfTonyAwards | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ director ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Dreamgirls original Broadway cast recording
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surface form:
Dreamgirls
Miss Saigon ⓘ Sophisticated Ladies ⓘ The Tap Dance Kid ⓘ The Wiz (film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Wiz
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hinton Battle Description of subject: Hinton Battle is an American actor, singer, and three-time Tony Award–winning Broadway dancer known for his dynamic performances in musical theatre.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.