Schwimmer
E391144
Schwimmer is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as acting, politics, and activism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schwimmer canonical | 4 |
| Schwimmer dance family | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3803676 — 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: Schwimmer Context triple: [Walter Schwimmer, familyName, Schwimmer]
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A.
Rob Dressel
Rob Dressel is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated film "Big Hero 6."
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B.
Phelps
Phelps is a surname that may refer to various individuals, including fictional characters such as Aunt Polly from classic literature.
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C.
Ederle
Ederle is the surname of Gertrude Ederle, the American competitive swimmer famed for being the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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D.
Sink or Swim
"Sink or Swim" is the 2007 debut studio album by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, blending punk energy with heartland rock influences.
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E.
Waterman
Waterman is a historic luxury pen and writing instruments brand known for its high-quality fountain pens and elegant 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: Schwimmer Target entity description: Schwimmer is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as acting, politics, and activism.
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A.
Rob Dressel
Rob Dressel is a cinematographer best known for his work on the animated film "Big Hero 6."
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B.
Phelps
Phelps is a surname that may refer to various individuals, including fictional characters such as Aunt Polly from classic literature.
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C.
Ederle
Ederle is the surname of Gertrude Ederle, the American competitive swimmer famed for being the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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D.
Sink or Swim
"Sink or Swim" is the 2007 debut studio album by American rock band The Gaslight Anthem, blending punk energy with heartland rock influences.
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E.
Waterman
Waterman is a historic luxury pen and writing instruments brand known for its high-quality fountain pens and elegant design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family name
ⓘ
human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ human ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Ross Geller ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
Hungary ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCategory |
German-language surnames
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occupational surnames ⓘ surnames of German origin ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOrigin | German ⓘ |
| hasNotableBearer |
David Schwimmer
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David Schwimmer ⓘ
surface form:
David Schwimmer (banker)
Ellis Schwimmer ⓘ Gustav Schwimmer ⓘ Maximilian Schwimmer ⓘ Michael A. Schwimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosika Schwimmer ⓘ Walter Schwimmer ⓘ |
| notableWork | Friends ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
business executive ⓘ director ⓘ feminist ⓘ pacifist ⓘ politician ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | CEO of London Stock Exchange Group ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Austria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Israel ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| usedInLanguage |
English
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German ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Schwimmer Description of subject: Schwimmer is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as acting, politics, and activism.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Schwimmer dance family