Herman Poole Blount
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Herman Poole Blount is the birth name of Sun Ra, the influential American jazz composer, bandleader, and pioneer of Afrofuturism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herman Poole Blount canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18354525 — 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: Herman Poole Blount Context triple: [Sun Ra, birthName, Herman Poole Blount]
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A.
Clarence Upson Young
Clarence Upson Young was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for contributing to genre films including mystery and horror.
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B.
Blanton Collier
Blanton Collier was an American football coach best known for leading the Cleveland Browns to sustained success in the 1960s, including an NFL championship.
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C.
Walker D. Hines
Walker D. Hines was an American lawyer and government official who served as Director General of Railroads during the period of federal control of U.S. railroads in World War I.
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D.
Robert White Johnson
Robert White Johnson is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing Celine Dion’s breakthrough English-language hit “Where Does My Heart Beat Now.”
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E.
LeRoy Pope Walker
LeRoy Pope Walker was the first Confederate States Secretary of War, overseeing the Confederate war effort at the outset of the American Civil War.
- 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: Herman Poole Blount Target entity description: Herman Poole Blount is the birth name of Sun Ra, the influential American jazz composer, bandleader, and pioneer of Afrofuturism.
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A.
Clarence Upson Young
Clarence Upson Young was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s classic era, known for contributing to genre films including mystery and horror.
-
B.
Blanton Collier
Blanton Collier was an American football coach best known for leading the Cleveland Browns to sustained success in the 1960s, including an NFL championship.
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C.
Walker D. Hines
Walker D. Hines was an American lawyer and government official who served as Director General of Railroads during the period of federal control of U.S. railroads in World War I.
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D.
Robert White Johnson
Robert White Johnson is an American songwriter and producer best known for co-writing Celine Dion’s breakthrough English-language hit “Where Does My Heart Beat Now.”
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E.
LeRoy Pope Walker
LeRoy Pope Walker was the first Confederate States Secretary of War, overseeing the Confederate war effort at the outset of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.