Donald Fagen
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Donald Fagen is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the jazz-rock band Steely Dan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Donald Fagen canonical | 63 |
| lead vocals by Donald Fagen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13641626 — 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: Donald Fagen Context triple: [Fender Rhodes electric piano, notableUser, Donald Fagen]
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A.
Greg Morrisett
Greg Morrisett is a computer scientist known for his work on programming languages and type systems, particularly in the design of safe and secure systems.
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B.
Mike Garfath
Mike Garfath is a cinematographer best known for his work on the British neo-noir film "Croupier."
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C.
Walter Becker
Walter Becker was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and bassist of the jazz-rock band Steely Dan.
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D.
Michael Franks
Michael Franks is an American jazz and soft rock singer-songwriter known for his smooth vocal style and sophisticated, often witty lyrics.
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E.
Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes.
- 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: Donald Fagen Target entity description: Donald Fagen is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the jazz-rock band Steely Dan.
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A.
Greg Morrisett
Greg Morrisett is a computer scientist known for his work on programming languages and type systems, particularly in the design of safe and secure systems.
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B.
Mike Garfath
Mike Garfath is a cinematographer best known for his work on the British neo-noir film "Croupier."
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C.
Walter Becker
Walter Becker was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer best known as the co-founder, guitarist, and bassist of the jazz-rock band Steely Dan.
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D.
Michael Franks
Michael Franks is an American jazz and soft rock singer-songwriter known for his smooth vocal style and sophisticated, often witty lyrics.
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E.
Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Can’t Buy a Thrill
subject linked to:
Can’t Buy a Thrill
subject linked to:
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
subject linked to:
Rikki Don’t Lose That Number
linked to: Donald Fagen