John Kean
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John Kean was an American politician and banker who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Kean canonical | 4 |
| John Kean Jr. | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18718293 — 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: John Kean Context triple: [Mount Pleasant Cemetery (Newark, New Jersey), hasNotableInterment, John Kean]
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A.
John Kean
John Kean was an American politician and Continental Congress delegate from South Carolina during the Revolutionary era.
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B.
Dick Hunter
Dick Hunter is the impoverished yet ambitious New York City bootblack who serves as the plucky, self-improving protagonist of Horatio Alger Jr.’s novel "Ragged Dick."
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C.
Bob Brady
Bob Brady is a film editor best known for his work on the horror sequel "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge."
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D.
Don Hunter
Don Hunter is a composer known for writing the music to the song "I Don't Know Why."
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E.
Tom Coster
Tom Coster is an American keyboardist and composer best known for his work with Santana and his contributions to jazz fusion and Latin rock.
- 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: John Kean Target entity description: John Kean was an American politician and banker who served as a United States Senator from New Jersey in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
John Kean
John Kean was an American politician and Continental Congress delegate from South Carolina during the Revolutionary era.
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B.
Dick Hunter
Dick Hunter is the impoverished yet ambitious New York City bootblack who serves as the plucky, self-improving protagonist of Horatio Alger Jr.’s novel "Ragged Dick."
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C.
Bob Brady
Bob Brady is a film editor best known for his work on the horror sequel "A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge."
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D.
Don Hunter
Don Hunter is a composer known for writing the music to the song "I Don't Know Why."
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E.
Tom Coster
Tom Coster is an American keyboardist and composer best known for his work with Santana and his contributions to jazz fusion and Latin rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, New Jersey, United States
linked to: John Kean
linked to: John Kean