Lester Troutman
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Lester Troutman is an American drummer and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp, contributing to the influential Dayton, Ohio funk sound of the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
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| Lester Troutman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13793262 — 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: Lester Troutman Context triple: [Roger Troutman, sibling, Lester Troutman]
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A.
Larry Troutman
Larry Troutman was an American musician and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp and for his influential work in the development of the West Coast funk sound.
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B.
Bill Strother
Bill Strother was an American actor and professional "human fly" stunt climber best known for his daring skyscraper-climbing role alongside Harold Lloyd in the silent film era.
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C.
Jerry Travers
Jerry Travers is the charming, tap-dancing American performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1935 musical film "Top Hat."
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D.
Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the late 1970s and became notorious for a clemency scandal involving the controversial pardoning of prisoners.
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E.
Chester Trent
Chester Trent is the given first and middle name of Trent Lott, a longtime U.S. politician who served as Senate Majority Leader.
- 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: Lester Troutman Target entity description: Lester Troutman is an American drummer and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp, contributing to the influential Dayton, Ohio funk sound of the 1980s.
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A.
Larry Troutman
Larry Troutman was an American musician and producer best known as a member of the funk band Zapp and for his influential work in the development of the West Coast funk sound.
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B.
Bill Strother
Bill Strother was an American actor and professional "human fly" stunt climber best known for his daring skyscraper-climbing role alongside Harold Lloyd in the silent film era.
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C.
Jerry Travers
Jerry Travers is the charming, tap-dancing American performer played by Fred Astaire in the classic 1935 musical film "Top Hat."
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D.
Ray Blanton
Ray Blanton was an American Democratic politician who served as governor of Tennessee in the late 1970s and became notorious for a clemency scandal involving the controversial pardoning of prisoners.
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E.
Chester Trent
Chester Trent is the given first and middle name of Trent Lott, a longtime U.S. politician who served as Senate Majority Leader.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.