Barre | DisamKB

All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Barre canonical	12

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007112 — 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: Barre
Context triple: [Jean-Jacques Barre, familyName, Barre]

A. Barre, Vermont
Barre, Vermont is a small city in central Vermont known historically for its granite quarries and stonecutting industry.
B. Burlington
Burlington is a mid-sized city in southern Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of Lake Ontario between Toronto and Hamilton.
C. Burlington
Burlington is a suburban town in Massachusetts known for its proximity to Boston and its mix of residential neighborhoods, office parks, and retail centers.
D. Burlington
Burlington is a historic city in present-day New Jersey that once served as the colonial capital of the Province of New Jersey.
E. Burlington
Burlington is a city in North Carolina known historically as a railroad and textile manufacturing hub in the Piedmont region of the state.
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: Barre
Target entity description: Barre is a French surname borne by various notable figures, including artists, politicians, and scientists.

A. Barre, Vermont
Barre, Vermont is a small city in central Vermont known historically for its granite quarries and stonecutting industry.
B. Burlington
Burlington is a mid-sized city in southern Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of Lake Ontario between Toronto and Hamilton.
C. Burlington
Burlington is a city in North Carolina known historically as a railroad and textile manufacturing hub in the Piedmont region of the state.
D. Burlington
Burlington is a suburban town in Massachusetts known for its proximity to Boston and its mix of residential neighborhoods, office parks, and retail centers.
E. Burlington
Burlington is a historic city in present-day New Jersey that once served as the colonial capital of the Province of New Jersey.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	French-language surname ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ surname ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Canada ⓘ France ⓘ France ⓘ France ⓘ France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1811-09-03 ⓘ 1874-01-29 ⓘ 1924-04-12 ⓘ 1946-11-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1896-06-05 ⓘ 1932-05-21 ⓘ 2007-08-25 ⓘ
familyName	Barre self-linksurface differs ⓘ Barre self-linksurface differs ⓘ Barre self-linksurface differs ⓘ Barre self-linksurface differs ⓘ Barre self-linksurface differs ⓘ Barre self-linksurface differs ⓘ
givenName	François ⓘ Jean-Auguste Barre ⓘ surface form: Jean-Auguste Martin ⓘ Pierre ⓘ Raoul ⓘ Raymond ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	François Barre ⓘ Jean-Auguste Barre ⓘ Martin Barre ⓘ Pierre Barre NERFINISHED ⓘ Raoul Barre ⓘ Raymond Barre ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	French ⓘ
memberOf	Jethro Tull ⓘ Union for French Democracy ⓘ
occupation	animator ⓘ economist ⓘ film director ⓘ guitarist ⓘ medallist ⓘ musician ⓘ politician ⓘ politician ⓘ scientist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Birmingham ⓘ surface form: Birmingham, England Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France Saint-Denis, Réunion ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Montreal, Quebec, Canada ⓘ Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France
positionHeld	Minister of Finance of France ⓘ Prime Minister of France ⓘ
usedAs	family name ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jean-Jacques Barre → familyName → Barre ⓘ

Barr → hasVariant → Barre ⓘ

W. J. Barre → familyName → Barre ⓘ