Mikhail Baryshnikov
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Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Latvian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor widely regarded as one of the greatest ballet artists of the 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mikhail Baryshnikov canonical | 25 |
| Baryshnikov | 1 |
| Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T341852 — 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: Mikhail Baryshnikov Context triple: [Fred Astaire, influenced, Mikhail Baryshnikov]
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A.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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B.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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C.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a ballet company founded by legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell, renowned for preserving and performing the works of choreographer George Balanchine.
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D.
Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.
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E.
George Balanchine
George Balanchine was a pioneering 20th-century choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, renowned for shaping the style and repertoire of neoclassical ballet.
- 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: Mikhail Baryshnikov Target entity description: Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Latvian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor widely regarded as one of the greatest ballet artists of the 20th century.
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A.
Suzanne Farrell
Suzanne Farrell is an acclaimed American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, best known as a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet and as a muse of choreographer George Balanchine.
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B.
Alexandra Danilova
Alexandra Danilova was a renowned Russian-American ballerina and influential ballet teacher, celebrated for her work with the Ballets Russes and later as a leading figure at the School of American Ballet.
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C.
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet
The Suzanne Farrell Ballet was a ballet company founded by legendary ballerina Suzanne Farrell, renowned for preserving and performing the works of choreographer George Balanchine.
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D.
Alicia Alonso
Alicia Alonso was a renowned Cuban prima ballerina and choreographer, best known as the founder and longtime director of the Cuban National Ballet.
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E.
George Balanchine
George Balanchine was a pioneering 20th-century choreographer and co-founder of the New York City Ballet, renowned for shaping the style and repertoire of neoclassical ballet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latvian-American person
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actor ⓘ artistic director ⓘ ballet dancer ⓘ choreographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination
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Drama Desk Award ⓘ Golden Globe Award ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Globe nomination
Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Latvia
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Latvia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1948-01-27 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest ballet dancers of the 20th century ⓘ |
| employer |
American Ballet Theatre
ⓘ
Mariinsky Ballet ⓘ
surface form:
Kirov Ballet
New York City Ballet ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Mikhail Baryshnikov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Baryshnikov
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| fieldOfWork |
ballet
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contemporary dance ⓘ film acting ⓘ television acting ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| founded |
Baryshnikov Arts Center
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White Oak Dance Project ⓘ |
| fullName |
Mikhail Baryshnikov
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
classical ballet
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modern dance ⓘ |
| givenName | Mikhail ⓘ |
| grewUpIn | Riga ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century ballet ⓘ |
| name | Mikhail Baryshnikov self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Aleksandr Petrovsky in Sex and the City
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Nikolai Rodchenko in White Nights ⓘ Yuri ⓘ
surface form:
Yuri Kopeikine in The Turning Point
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| notableWork |
Dancers
ⓘ
Sex and the City (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
Sex and the City
The Turning Point ⓘ White Nights ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Riga ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
artistic director of American Ballet Theatre
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artistic director of White Oak Dance Project ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| trainedAt |
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
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surface form:
Kirov Ballet school
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mikhail Baryshnikov Description of subject: Mikhail Baryshnikov is a Latvian-American dancer, choreographer, and actor widely regarded as one of the greatest ballet artists of the 20th century.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mikhail Nikolayevich Baryshnikov
this entity surface form:
Baryshnikov
subject surface form:
Frederick Austerlitz
subject surface form:
School of American Ballet
subject surface form:
Aleksandr Petrovsky