Vince Taylor
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Vince Taylor was a charismatic British rock and roll singer whose flamboyant persona and troubled life famously inspired David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vince Taylor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18170419 — 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: Vince Taylor Context triple: [Ziggy Stardust, inspiredBy, Vince Taylor]
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A.
Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett was an American character actor and former professional prankster known for his comic supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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B.
Vince Evans
Vince Evans is a former American football quarterback best known for his professional career in the NFL and USFL during the late 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Vince Hawkins
Vince Hawkins is a character from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing in the Fourth Doctor serial "Horror of Fang Rock."
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D.
Vince McKewin
Vince McKewin is a screenwriter best known for writing the sports comedy film "The Replacements."
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E.
Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor was the Canadian ambassador to Iran who played a key role in secretly sheltering and helping American diplomats escape Tehran during the 1979–1980 hostage crisis.
- 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: Vince Taylor Target entity description: Vince Taylor was a charismatic British rock and roll singer whose flamboyant persona and troubled life famously inspired David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust character.
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A.
Vince Barnett
Vince Barnett was an American character actor and former professional prankster known for his comic supporting roles in numerous Hollywood films from the 1930s through the 1950s.
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B.
Vince Evans
Vince Evans is a former American football quarterback best known for his professional career in the NFL and USFL during the late 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Vince Hawkins
Vince Hawkins is a character from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing in the Fourth Doctor serial "Horror of Fang Rock."
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D.
Vince McKewin
Vince McKewin is a screenwriter best known for writing the sports comedy film "The Replacements."
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E.
Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor was the Canadian ambassador to Iran who played a key role in secretly sheltering and helping American diplomats escape Tehran during the 1979–1980 hostage crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.