O’Toole

E431412

Irish surname person surname

O’Toole is an Irish surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as politics, entertainment, and sports.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
O'Toole	2
O’Toole canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4338649 — 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: O’Toole
Context triple: [Fran O’Toole, familyName, O’Toole]

A. Mark O'Toole
Mark O'Toole is a writer best known for his work on the British sitcom "Relax."
B. Mark O'Toole
Mark O'Toole is an English musician and bassist best known as a founding member of the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
C. O'Rourke
O'Rourke is an Irish surname historically associated with several notable figures in politics, the arts, and public life.
D. Dunleavy
Dunleavy is a surname most prominently associated with Mike Dunleavy Sr., a former NBA player and head coach, and his family of professional basketball figures.
E. Fred Kilgour
Fred Kilgour was an American librarian and information scientist best known for pioneering online library cataloging and founding the OCLC cooperative.
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: O’Toole
Target entity description: O’Toole is an Irish surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as politics, entertainment, and sports.

A. Mark O'Toole
Mark O'Toole is a writer best known for his work on the British sitcom "Relax."
B. Mark O'Toole
Mark O'Toole is an English musician and bassist best known as a founding member of the 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
C. O'Rourke
O'Rourke is an Irish surname historically associated with several notable figures in politics, the arts, and public life.
D. Dunleavy
Dunleavy is a surname most prominently associated with Mike Dunleavy Sr., a former NBA player and head coach, and his family of professional basketball figures.
E. Fred Kilgour
Fred Kilgour was an American librarian and information scientist best known for pioneering online library cataloging and founding the OCLC cooperative.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish surname ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ
category	Anglicised Irish-language surnames ⓘ Irish families ⓘ
citizenship	Canada ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Ireland ⓘ
familyName	O’Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfNotableBearers	entertainment ⓘ politics ⓘ sports ⓘ
hasVariant	O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Irish ⓘ
notableBearer	Annette O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Erin O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ John O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas O'Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Lawrence of Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	actor ⓘ actress ⓘ drummer ⓘ ice hockey player ⓘ journalist ⓘ musician ⓘ politician ⓘ racehorse trainer ⓘ session musician ⓘ
usedInLanguage	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Fran O’Toole → familyName → O’Toole ⓘ

Peter O'Toole → familyName → O’Toole ⓘ

this entity surface form: O'Toole

Erin O'Toole → familyName → O’Toole ⓘ