Thomas
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Thomas is the given first name of American film director Leo McCarey, known for classic Hollywood comedies and dramas.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17349988 — 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)
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Target entity: Thomas Context triple: [Leo McCarey, givenName, Thomas]
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Sir Stamford Raffles, the British statesman best known as the founder of modern Singapore.
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Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of American football coach Tom Cable, known for his roles as an NFL head coach and offensive line coach.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of Tommy DeBarge, a member of the American R&B/funk band Switch.
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Thomas
Thomas is the first name of American film director, screenwriter, and producer Tom Shadyac, known for hit comedies like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Bruce Almighty."
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Thomas
Thomas is a character in Simon Gray's stage play "Quartermaine's Terms," which explores the personal and professional lives of teachers at a 1960s Cambridge language school.
- 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: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is the given first name of American film director Leo McCarey, known for classic Hollywood comedies and dramas.
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Thomas
Thomas is the first name of American film director, screenwriter, and producer Tom Shadyac, known for hit comedies like "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" and "Bruce Almighty."
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Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of Tom Mankiewicz, an American screenwriter, director, and producer known for his work on James Bond and Superman films.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of American comedian and actor Tim Conway, known for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show."
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of American actor Tommy Kirk, known for his roles in classic Disney films of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given first name of American actor Morgan Woodward, known for his numerous character roles in film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.