Anton Du Beke
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Anton Du Beke is a British ballroom dancer and television personality best known for his long-running role on the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, first as a professional dancer and later as a judge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anton Du Beke canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3377227 — 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: Anton Du Beke Context triple: [Strictly Come Dancing, judge, Anton Du Beke]
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A.
Edward Watson
Edward Watson is a renowned British ballet dancer celebrated for his long and distinguished career as a principal with The Royal Ballet.
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B.
Sergei Polunin
Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian-born ballet dancer renowned for his virtuosic technique, rebellious persona, and high-profile performances in both classical ballet and film.
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C.
Darcey Bussell
Darcey Bussell is a renowned British ballerina and former principal dancer celebrated for her illustrious career with The Royal Ballet and her prominent role in popularizing ballet in the UK.
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D.
Steven McRae
Steven McRae is an Australian principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, known for his virtuosity and theatrical flair on both stage and screen.
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E.
Ilia Kulik
Ilia Kulik is a Russian figure skater best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- 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: Anton Du Beke Target entity description: Anton Du Beke is a British ballroom dancer and television personality best known for his long-running role on the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, first as a professional dancer and later as a judge.
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A.
Edward Watson
Edward Watson is a renowned British ballet dancer celebrated for his long and distinguished career as a principal with The Royal Ballet.
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B.
Sergei Polunin
Sergei Polunin is a Ukrainian-born ballet dancer renowned for his virtuosic technique, rebellious persona, and high-profile performances in both classical ballet and film.
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C.
Darcey Bussell
Darcey Bussell is a renowned British ballerina and former principal dancer celebrated for her illustrious career with The Royal Ballet and her prominent role in popularizing ballet in the UK.
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D.
Steven McRae
Steven McRae is an Australian principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, known for his virtuosity and theatrical flair on both stage and screen.
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E.
Ilia Kulik
Ilia Kulik is a Russian figure skater best known for winning the men's singles gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballroom dancer
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dance judge ⓘ human ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| activeInField |
competitive ballroom dancing
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entertainment industry ⓘ |
| birthName | Anthony Paul Beke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1966-07-20 ⓘ |
| employer | BBC ⓘ |
| familyName | Beke ⓘ |
| genre |
Latin dance
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ballroom dance ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter (twins)
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son (twins) ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | English ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.antondubeke.tv/ ⓘ |
| knownFor |
judge on Strictly Come Dancing
ⓘ
longest-serving professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Anton Du Beke self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Christmas to Remember
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Moonlight Over Mayfair ⓘ Strictly Come Dancing ⓘ The Ballroom Blitz ⓘ We’ll Meet Again ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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ballroom dancer ⓘ dance judge ⓘ novelist ⓘ singer ⓘ television personality ⓘ television presenter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sevenoaks, Kent, England ⓘ |
| releasedAlbum | From The Top ⓘ |
| residence |
Buckinghamshire
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surface form:
Buckinghamshire, England
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| role |
judge on Strictly Come Dancing
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professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Hannah Summers ⓘ |
| startDateAsJudgeOnStrictlyComeDancing | 2021 ⓘ |
| startDateOfRole | 2004 ⓘ |
| televisionShow | Strictly Come Dancing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anton Du Beke Description of subject: Anton Du Beke is a British ballroom dancer and television personality best known for his long-running role on the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing, first as a professional dancer and later as a judge.
Referenced by (2)
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