Butch Cassidy
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Butch Cassidy was a notorious American Old West outlaw and leader of the Wild Bunch gang, famed for his train and bank robberies in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butch Cassidy canonical | 4 |
| Butch Cassidy’s gang | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8103458 — 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: Butch Cassidy Context triple: [Paul Newman, portrayedCharacter, Butch Cassidy]
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A.
Butch Cassidy
Butch Cassidy is an American R&B singer known for his smooth hooks and frequent collaborations with West Coast hip hop artists.
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B.
Curly Bill Brocius
Curly Bill Brocius is a notorious Old West outlaw and leader of the Cowboys gang, famously depicted as a central antagonist in the film "Tombstone."
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C.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet by American composer Aaron Copland that evokes the mythic atmosphere of the American Wild West through folk-inspired orchestral music.
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D.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West, famed for his role in the Lincoln County War and his legendary reputation as a young desperado.
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E.
William Munny
William Munny is a reformed outlaw and aging gunslinger who reluctantly returns to violence in the Western film "Unforgiven."
- 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: Butch Cassidy Target entity description: Butch Cassidy was a notorious American Old West outlaw and leader of the Wild Bunch gang, famed for his train and bank robberies in the late 19th century.
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A.
Butch Cassidy
Butch Cassidy is an American R&B singer known for his smooth hooks and frequent collaborations with West Coast hip hop artists.
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B.
Curly Bill Brocius
Curly Bill Brocius is a notorious Old West outlaw and leader of the Cowboys gang, famously depicted as a central antagonist in the film "Tombstone."
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C.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet by American composer Aaron Copland that evokes the mythic atmosphere of the American Wild West through folk-inspired orchestral music.
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D.
Billy the Kid
Billy the Kid was a notorious 19th-century American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West, famed for his role in the Lincoln County War and his legendary reputation as a young desperado.
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E.
William Munny
William Munny is a reformed outlaw and aging gunslinger who reluctantly returns to violence in the Western film "Unforgiven."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
Old West figure ⓘ bank robber ⓘ gang leader ⓘ outlaw ⓘ train robber ⓘ |
| alias |
Butch Cassidy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associateOf |
Ben Kilpatrick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etta Place NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Alonzo Longabaugh NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvey Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Curry NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Carver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1866-04-13 ⓘ |
| birthName | Robert LeRoy Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Beaver, Utah Territory, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
horse theft
ⓘ
robbery ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1908-11-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | San Vicente, Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Wild Bunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Wild Bunch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Union Pacific train robbery at Wilcox, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
robbery of the First National Bank of Winnemucca, Nevada ⓘ robbery of the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride, Colorado ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Union Pacific Overland Flyer train robbery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bank robberies in the American West ⓘ leadership of the Wild Bunch gang ⓘ |
| occupation |
bank robber
ⓘ
cattle rustler ⓘ outlaw ⓘ train robber ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partnerInCrime | Sundance Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | raised in a Mormon family ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Butch Cassidy Description of subject: Butch Cassidy was a notorious American Old West outlaw and leader of the Wild Bunch gang, famed for his train and bank robberies in the late 19th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Butch Cassidy’s gang