fictional astronaut Major Tom
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Major Tom is a fictional astronaut character created by David Bowie, best known as the isolated, drifting spacefarer in several of his songs, including "Space Oddity."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| fictional astronaut Major Tom canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18146220 — 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: fictional astronaut Major Tom Context triple: [Space Oddity, subjectMatter, fictional astronaut Major Tom]
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A.
Astronaut
Astronaut is a 2004 studio album by the English new wave band Duran Duran, notable for reuniting the group's classic five-member lineup.
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B.
Major Tom’s
Major Tom’s is a British record label and imprint associated with the band Rudimental, known for signing and developing pop and electronic artists such as Ella Henderson.
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C.
the Astronaut
The Astronaut is a heroic spacefarer who stands as the primary defender of humanity against the menacing alien Zorgons.
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D.
Dave Bowman
Dave Bowman is the astronaut protagonist of Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," known for his confrontation with the HAL 9000 computer and his enigmatic transformation into the Star Child.
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E.
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo is a 1940 American crime drama film starring Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour, centered on a lawyer’s son who turns to the underworld to help his imprisoned father.
- 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: fictional astronaut Major Tom Target entity description: Major Tom is a fictional astronaut character created by David Bowie, best known as the isolated, drifting spacefarer in several of his songs, including "Space Oddity."
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A.
Astronaut
Astronaut is a 2004 studio album by the English new wave band Duran Duran, notable for reuniting the group's classic five-member lineup.
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B.
Major Tom’s
Major Tom’s is a British record label and imprint associated with the band Rudimental, known for signing and developing pop and electronic artists such as Ella Henderson.
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C.
the Astronaut
The Astronaut is a heroic spacefarer who stands as the primary defender of humanity against the menacing alien Zorgons.
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D.
Dave Bowman
Dave Bowman is the astronaut protagonist of Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," known for his confrontation with the HAL 9000 computer and his enigmatic transformation into the Star Child.
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E.
Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo is a 1940 American crime drama film starring Tyrone Power and Dorothy Lamour, centered on a lawyer’s son who turns to the underworld to help his imprisoned father.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.