Edmund Shakespeare
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Edmund Shakespeare was an English actor and the younger brother of playwright William Shakespeare, known primarily through records of his theatrical career and family connection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Shakespeare canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18668013 — 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: Edmund Shakespeare Context triple: [Shakespeare’s family, hasMember, Edmund Shakespeare]
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A.
Gilbert Shakespeare
Gilbert Shakespeare was one of William Shakespeare’s younger brothers, known primarily as a member of the Shakespeare family from Stratford-upon-Avon.
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B.
Richard Shakespeare
Richard Shakespeare was the father of the playwright William Shakespeare and a glover and local official in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century.
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C.
Nicholas Shakespeare
Nicholas Shakespeare is a British novelist, biographer, and former journalist best known for works such as "The Dancer Upstairs" and his acclaimed biography of Bruce Chatwin.
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D.
Gill Shakespeare
Gill Shakespeare is a songwriter best known for co-writing the 1974 pop hit "Beach Baby" for the British band The First Class.
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E.
Henry Hope Shakespear
Henry Hope Shakespear was a British civil servant in colonial India and the father of modernist artist Dorothy Shakespear.
- 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: Edmund Shakespeare Target entity description: Edmund Shakespeare was an English actor and the younger brother of playwright William Shakespeare, known primarily through records of his theatrical career and family connection.
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A.
Gilbert Shakespeare
Gilbert Shakespeare was one of William Shakespeare’s younger brothers, known primarily as a member of the Shakespeare family from Stratford-upon-Avon.
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B.
Richard Shakespeare
Richard Shakespeare was the father of the playwright William Shakespeare and a glover and local official in Stratford-upon-Avon in the 16th century.
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C.
Nicholas Shakespeare
Nicholas Shakespeare is a British novelist, biographer, and former journalist best known for works such as "The Dancer Upstairs" and his acclaimed biography of Bruce Chatwin.
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D.
Gill Shakespeare
Gill Shakespeare is a songwriter best known for co-writing the 1974 pop hit "Beach Baby" for the British band The First Class.
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E.
Henry Hope Shakespear
Henry Hope Shakespear was a British civil servant in colonial India and the father of modernist artist Dorothy Shakespear.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.