Ronald Ridenhour
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Ronald Ridenhour was an American soldier and investigative journalist best known for exposing the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, which helped bring the atrocity to public attention.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ron Ridenhour | 1 |
| Ronald Ridenhour canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18330367 — 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: Ronald Ridenhour Context triple: [Ridenhour Prize for Courage, namedAfter, Ronald Ridenhour]
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A.
Edward H. Plumb
Edward H. Plumb was an American film composer and orchestrator best known for his extensive work on Walt Disney animated features during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett was an American actor best known for his roles in film and television during the 1960s and 1970s, including a notable part in the Civil War drama "Shenandoah."
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C.
Ron Kerner
Ron Kerner is a fictional character played by actor Rick Rossovich, best known as the muscular, tough-guy type he often portrays in film and television.
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D.
Richard Haldeman
Richard Haldeman was an American journalist and public relations executive, best known as the father of H. R. Haldeman, President Richard Nixon’s White House Chief of Staff.
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E.
Carl Graves
Carl Graves is a musician best known for his role as a member of the American new wave band Oingo Boingo.
- 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: Ronald Ridenhour Target entity description: Ronald Ridenhour was an American soldier and investigative journalist best known for exposing the My Lai Massacre during the Vietnam War, which helped bring the atrocity to public attention.
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A.
Edward H. Plumb
Edward H. Plumb was an American film composer and orchestrator best known for his extensive work on Walt Disney animated features during the 1930s and 1940s.
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B.
Glenn Corbett
Glenn Corbett was an American actor best known for his roles in film and television during the 1960s and 1970s, including a notable part in the Civil War drama "Shenandoah."
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C.
Ron Kerner
Ron Kerner is a fictional character played by actor Rick Rossovich, best known as the muscular, tough-guy type he often portrays in film and television.
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D.
Richard Haldeman
Richard Haldeman was an American journalist and public relations executive, best known as the father of H. R. Haldeman, President Richard Nixon’s White House Chief of Staff.
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E.
Carl Graves
Carl Graves is a musician best known for his role as a member of the American new wave band Oingo Boingo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ronald Ridenhour