William Windom
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William Windom was an American Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and a long-time congressman and senator from Minnesota in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Windom canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18489516 — 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: William Windom Context triple: [Benjamin Harrison administration, appointedOfficial, William Windom]
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A.
William Windom
William Windom was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television, including roles in series like "Murder, She Wrote" and "The Twilight Zone."
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B.
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers was an American actor and voice actor best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on the television series M*A*S*H and for his extensive work in animated films.
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C.
Richard Olney
Richard Olney was an American statesman and lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State under President Grover Cleveland.
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D.
Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly is an American actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Alias," the film "Men of Honor," and for voicing Martian Manhunter in various DC Comics adaptations.
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E.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
- 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: William Windom Target entity description: William Windom was an American Republican politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and a long-time congressman and senator from Minnesota in the late 19th century.
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A.
William Windom
William Windom was an American character actor known for his prolific work in film and television, including roles in series like "Murder, She Wrote" and "The Twilight Zone."
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B.
David Ogden Stiers
David Ogden Stiers was an American actor and voice actor best known for his Emmy-nominated role as Major Charles Emerson Winchester III on the television series M*A*S*H and for his extensive work in animated films.
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C.
Richard Olney
Richard Olney was an American statesman and lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney General and Secretary of State under President Grover Cleveland.
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D.
Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly is an American actor best known for his roles in the TV series "Alias," the film "Men of Honor," and for voicing Martian Manhunter in various DC Comics adaptations.
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E.
Martin Balsam
Martin Balsam was an American character actor known for his versatile supporting roles in classic films such as "Psycho," "12 Angry Men," and "A Thousand Clowns," for which he won an Academy Award.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.