Major William Vandam
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Major William Vandam is a British intelligence officer in World War II who serves as the determined protagonist hunting a German spy in Ken Follett’s thriller "The Key to Rebecca."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major William Vandam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16524428 — 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: Major William Vandam Context triple: [The Key to Rebecca, mainCharacter, Major William Vandam]
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A.
Major Vonreg
Major Vonreg is a crimson-armored First Order TIE pilot and antagonist in the animated series Star Wars Resistance.
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B.
Major James Martino
Major James Martino is the son of American actress Eva Amurri.
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C.
Major Ronald Ferguson
Major Ronald Ferguson was a British Army officer and polo manager best known as the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, and maternal grandfather of Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
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D.
Major Marquis Warren
Major Marquis Warren is a former Union cavalry officer turned bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino’s film "The Hateful Eight," known for his sharp wit, moral ambiguity, and pivotal role in the story’s tense standoff.
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E.
Marshal Sam Mackenna
Marshal Sam Mackenna is the tough, reluctant lawman protagonist of the 1969 Western film "Mackenna's Gold," drawn into a perilous quest for a legendary cache of Apache gold.
- 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: Major William Vandam Target entity description: Major William Vandam is a British intelligence officer in World War II who serves as the determined protagonist hunting a German spy in Ken Follett’s thriller "The Key to Rebecca."
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A.
Major Vonreg
Major Vonreg is a crimson-armored First Order TIE pilot and antagonist in the animated series Star Wars Resistance.
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B.
Major James Martino
Major James Martino is the son of American actress Eva Amurri.
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C.
Major Ronald Ferguson
Major Ronald Ferguson was a British Army officer and polo manager best known as the father of Sarah, Duchess of York, and maternal grandfather of Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice.
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D.
Major Marquis Warren
Major Marquis Warren is a former Union cavalry officer turned bounty hunter in Quentin Tarantino’s film "The Hateful Eight," known for his sharp wit, moral ambiguity, and pivotal role in the story’s tense standoff.
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E.
Marshal Sam Mackenna
Marshal Sam Mackenna is the tough, reluctant lawman protagonist of the 1969 Western film "Mackenna's Gold," drawn into a perilous quest for a legendary cache of Apache gold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.