MacLean

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Scottish clan Scottish surname adventure fiction writer novelist person surname

MacLean is a Scottish surname most famously associated with bestselling thriller and adventure novelist Alistair MacLean.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Maclean	10
MacLean canonical	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808505 — 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: MacLean
Context triple: [Alistair MacLean, familyName, MacLean]

A. Maclean
Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
B. Mike MacLean
Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
C. MacPherson
MacPherson is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highland clan Macpherson and borne by various notable figures in arts, politics, and public life.
D. MacAndrew
MacAndrew is a Scottish surname, historically a variant of Anderson, associated with families and clans of Gaelic origin.
E. Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
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: MacLean
Target entity description: MacLean is a Scottish surname most famously associated with bestselling thriller and adventure novelist Alistair MacLean.

A. Maclean
Maclean is a riverside town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known for its strong Scottish heritage and annual Highland Gathering.
B. Mike MacLean
Mike MacLean is a screenwriter best known for his work on the cult sci-fi horror film "Sharktopus" and other genre projects.
C. MacPherson
MacPherson is a Scottish surname historically associated with the Highland clan Macpherson and borne by various notable figures in arts, politics, and public life.
D. MacAndrew
MacAndrew is a Scottish surname, historically a variant of Anderson, associated with families and clans of Gaelic origin.
E. Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish clan ⓘ Scottish surname ⓘ adventure fiction writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ
associatedWith	Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames ⓘ Surnames of Scottish origin ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Scotland ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1922-04-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1987-02-02 ⓘ
derivedFrom	Gaelic name Mac Gille Eathain NERFINISHED ⓘ
educatedAt	University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Scottish ⓘ
familyName	MacLean NERFINISHED ⓘ MacLean NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	adventure fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ
givenName	Alistair NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Alistair MacLean NERFINISHED ⓘ Clan Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfOrigin	Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
meaning	son of the servant of (Saint) John ⓘ
militaryBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
notableSeat	Duart Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Ice Station Zebra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guns of Navarone NERFINISHED ⓘ Where Eagles Dare NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation	schoolteacher ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Glasgow ⓘ Shettleston NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Munich ⓘ
region	Inner Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ
variantForm	Maclean NERFINISHED ⓘ McLean NERFINISHED ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

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

Alistair MacLean → familyName → MacLean ⓘ

Annie MacLean in The Horse Whisperer → familyName → MacLean ⓘ

subject surface form: Annie MacLean

Maclean of Duart → hasSurnameForm → MacLean ⓘ