Wild Bill Donovan
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Wild Bill Donovan was an American soldier, lawyer, and intelligence officer best known as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the World War II predecessor to the CIA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wild Bill Donovan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11969813 — 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: Wild Bill Donovan Context triple: [Ruth Rumsey, spouseAlias, Wild Bill Donovan]
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A.
William Donovan III
William Donovan III is the son of American basketball coach Billy Donovan.
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B.
Lester Crawford
Lester Crawford was the husband of American stage and film actress Helen Broderick.
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C.
Lavon Hayes
Lavon Hayes is a charismatic former NFL star and the beloved mayor of Bluebell, Alabama, on the TV series "Hart of Dixie."
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D.
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett was an American film actor best known for his long-running role as the Durango Kid in B-Western movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Nick Mundy
Nick Mundy is a music producer and songwriter known for his work in pop and R&B, including producing the album "What Comes Naturally."
- 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: Wild Bill Donovan Target entity description: Wild Bill Donovan was an American soldier, lawyer, and intelligence officer best known as the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the World War II predecessor to the CIA.
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A.
William Donovan III
William Donovan III is the son of American basketball coach Billy Donovan.
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B.
Lester Crawford
Lester Crawford was the husband of American stage and film actress Helen Broderick.
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C.
Lavon Hayes
Lavon Hayes is a charismatic former NFL star and the beloved mayor of Bluebell, Alabama, on the TV series "Hart of Dixie."
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D.
Charles Starrett
Charles Starrett was an American film actor best known for his long-running role as the Durango Kid in B-Western movies during the 1930s and 1940s.
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E.
Nick Mundy
Nick Mundy is a music producer and songwriter known for his work in pop and R&B, including producing the album "What Comes Naturally."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.