Meadowlark Lemon
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Meadowlark Lemon was an American basketball player and entertainer best known as the charismatic “Clown Prince of Basketball” for his decades of comedic showmanship with the Harlem Globetrotters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meadowlark Lemon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10760112 — 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: Meadowlark Lemon Context triple: [Harlem Globetrotters, notableMember, Meadowlark Lemon]
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A.
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his soulful tone and influential work in hard bop and soul jazz.
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B.
Dick La Reno
Dick La Reno was an early 20th-century American silent film actor known for his roles in Westerns and historical dramas.
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C.
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
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D.
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette was an American country music performer and comic actor best known for his roles as a singing sidekick in numerous Western films and radio shows during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Mays Gilliam
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- 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: Meadowlark Lemon Target entity description: Meadowlark Lemon was an American basketball player and entertainer best known as the charismatic “Clown Prince of Basketball” for his decades of comedic showmanship with the Harlem Globetrotters.
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A.
Stanley Turrentine
Stanley Turrentine was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his soulful tone and influential work in hard bop and soul jazz.
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B.
Dick La Reno
Dick La Reno was an early 20th-century American silent film actor known for his roles in Westerns and historical dramas.
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C.
Lonnie Lynn
Lonnie Lynn was an American jazz musician and poet best known as the father of rapper Common and for his spoken-word appearances on his son's albums.
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D.
Smiley Burnette
Smiley Burnette was an American country music performer and comic actor best known for his roles as a singing sidekick in numerous Western films and radio shows during the mid-20th century.
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E.
Mays Gilliam
Mays Gilliam is the fictional Washington, D.C. alderman who becomes an unlikely presidential candidate in the comedy film "Head of State."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
basketball player
ⓘ
entertainer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Gilligan’s Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Harlem Globetrotters (animated TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Love Boat NERFINISHED ⓘ Various Harlem Globetrotters TV specials ⓘ |
| birthName | Meadow George Lemon III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-04-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-12-27 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Harlem Globetrotters (open tryout and selection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Williston Industrial School, Wilmington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| founded | Meadowlark Lemon Ministries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInduction | Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| hallOfFameInductionYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| height | about 190 cm ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of basketball entertainers ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | early Harlem Globetrotters newsreels ⓘ |
| league | exhibition basketball ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | Harlem Globetrotters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Meadowlark Lemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Clown Prince of Basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic showmanship in basketball exhibitions
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popularizing the Harlem Globetrotters worldwide ⓘ signature half-court hook shots ⓘ slapstick routines with water bucket and confetti ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesWithHarlemGlobetrotters | over 16000 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ comedian ⓘ minister ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Bucketeers
NERFINISHED
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Harlem Globetrotters NERFINISHED ⓘ Meadowlark Lemon’s Harlem All Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Shooting Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed |
forward
ⓘ
guard ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Willye Lemon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1954–1979
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returned briefly in 1990s with Globetrotters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meadowlark Lemon Description of subject: Meadowlark Lemon was an American basketball player and entertainer best known as the charismatic “Clown Prince of Basketball” for his decades of comedic showmanship with the Harlem Globetrotters.
Referenced by (1)
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