Kirkwood

E255602

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Kirkwood is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in politics, sports, and other fields.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Kirkwood canonical	25

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2318215 — 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: Kirkwood
Context triple: [Archibald Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope, familyName, Kirkwood]

A. Kirkewood
Kirkewood is an alternative spelling of the name Kirkwood, which is used for various places and surnames in English-speaking regions.
B. Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood, Missouri is a historic suburban city in the St. Louis metropolitan area known for its walkable downtown, community events, and one of the oldest commuter rail stations west of the Mississippi River.
C. Elk Grove
Elk Grove is a suburban city in California known for its rapidly growing population, family-oriented communities, and proximity to Sacramento.
D. Valley Park
Valley Park is a public recreational park located in Grandview, Missouri.
E. Northwood
Northwood is a master-planned residential village in Irvine, California, known for its suburban neighborhoods, parks, and family-oriented community design.
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: Kirkwood
Target entity description: Kirkwood is a Scottish surname associated with various notable individuals in politics, sports, and other fields.

A. Kirkewood
Kirkewood is an alternative spelling of the name Kirkwood, which is used for various places and surnames in English-speaking regions.
B. Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood, Missouri is a historic suburban city in the St. Louis metropolitan area known for its walkable downtown, community events, and one of the oldest commuter rail stations west of the Mississippi River.
C. Elk Grove
Elk Grove is a suburban city in California known for its rapidly growing population, family-oriented communities, and proximity to Sacramento.
D. Valley Park
Valley Park is a public recreational park located in Grandview, Missouri.
E. Northwood
Northwood is a master-planned residential village in Irvine, California, known for its suburban neighborhoods, parks, and family-oriented community design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (96)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American actor ⓘ American actor ⓘ American astronomer ⓘ American audio engineer ⓘ American civil engineer ⓘ American football coach ⓘ American physicist ⓘ American playwright ⓘ American politician ⓘ American soldier ⓘ British actor ⓘ British biologist ⓘ British playwright ⓘ British politician ⓘ British television producer ⓘ Canadian classical scholar ⓘ Canadian ethicist ⓘ Scottish footballer ⓘ Scottish footballer ⓘ Scottish footballer ⓘ Scottish minister ⓘ Scottish surname ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ
awardReceived	Medal of Honor ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Scotland ⓘ
familyName	Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ Kirkwood self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Andy Kirkwood ⓘ Archibald Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope ⓘ Bryan Kirkwood (minister) ⓘ Bryan Kirkwood (producer) ⓘ Craig Kirkwood ⓘ Daniel Kirkwood ⓘ John Gamble Kirkwood ⓘ surface form: G. M. Kirkwood Gordon Kirkwood ⓘ Ian Kirkwood ⓘ James Kirkwood Jr. ⓘ James Kirkwood Sr. ⓘ James P. Kirkwood ⓘ John Kirkwood (Medal of Honor) ⓘ Kenneth Kirkwood ⓘ Lucy Kirkwood ⓘ Patrick Kirkwood ⓘ R. K. Kirkwood ⓘ Samuel J. Kirkwood ⓘ Steve Kirkwood ⓘ Thomas Kirkwood (biologist) ⓘ Wayne Kirkwood ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
memberOf	Liberal Democrats ⓘ surface form: Liberal Democrats (UK)
notableFor	discovery of Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt ⓘ
positionHeld	Governor of Iowa ⓘ Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ life peer in the House of Lords ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

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

Archibald Kirkwood, Baron Kirkwood of Kirkhope → familyName → Kirkwood ⓘ

Daniel Kirkwood → familyName → Kirkwood ⓘ

Samuel J. Kirkwood → familyName → Kirkwood ⓘ

James Kirkwood Sr. → familyName → Kirkwood ⓘ