Pertwee
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Pertwee is the surname of a British family best known for actors such as Jon Pertwee, who famously played the Third Doctor in the long-running television series Doctor Who.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pertwee canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14238711 — 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: Pertwee Context triple: [Jon Pertwee, familyName, Pertwee]
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A.
Duncan MacRae
Duncan MacRae is a notable individual distinguished by achievements significant enough to be historically or culturally recognized under the surname MacRae.
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B.
Ian McLagan
Ian McLagan was an English keyboardist best known as a member of the Small Faces and Faces and for his extensive session and touring work with major rock artists.
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C.
Jock Sutherland
Jock Sutherland was a prominent early 20th-century American football coach best known for his successful tenure at the University of Pittsburgh and later in the NFL.
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D.
Iven Mackay
Iven Mackay was an Australian Army lieutenant general best known for leading the 6th Division in key early World War II campaigns in North Africa and Greece.
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E.
Jim Menzies
Jim Menzies is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Menzies.
- 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: Pertwee Target entity description: Pertwee is the surname of a British family best known for actors such as Jon Pertwee, who famously played the Third Doctor in the long-running television series Doctor Who.
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A.
Duncan MacRae
Duncan MacRae is a notable individual distinguished by achievements significant enough to be historically or culturally recognized under the surname MacRae.
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B.
Ian McLagan
Ian McLagan was an English keyboardist best known as a member of the Small Faces and Faces and for his extensive session and touring work with major rock artists.
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C.
Jock Sutherland
Jock Sutherland was a prominent early 20th-century American football coach best known for his successful tenure at the University of Pittsburgh and later in the NFL.
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D.
Iven Mackay
Iven Mackay was an Australian Army lieutenant general best known for leading the 6th Division in key early World War II campaigns in North Africa and Greece.
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E.
Jim Menzies
Jim Menzies is a person notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the surname Menzies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.