David Ball
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David Ball is an English musician best known as the keyboardist and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dave Ball | 1 |
| David Ball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18820265 — 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: David Ball Context triple: [Soft Cell, keyboardist, David Ball]
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A.
Dave Ball
Dave Ball was an English rock guitarist best known for his work with Procol Harum in the early 1970s.
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B.
Dan Ball
Dan Ball is a conservative American television host and political commentator best known for anchoring the show "Real America with Dan Ball" on One America News Network (OANN).
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C.
Kevin Ball
Kevin Ball is a recurring comic-relief character from the Shameless franchise, known as the good-natured but often hapless bartender and friend of the Gallagher family.
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D.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic crime-romance movie "True Romance."
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E.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer known for his work on major pop and R&B hits, including Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain.”
- 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: David Ball Target entity description: David Ball is an English musician best known as the keyboardist and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell.
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A.
Dave Ball
Dave Ball was an English rock guitarist best known for his work with Procol Harum in the early 1970s.
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B.
Dan Ball
Dan Ball is a conservative American television host and political commentator best known for anchoring the show "Real America with Dan Ball" on One America News Network (OANN).
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C.
Kevin Ball
Kevin Ball is a recurring comic-relief character from the Shameless franchise, known as the good-natured but often hapless bartender and friend of the Gallagher family.
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D.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a film producer best known for his work on the cult classic crime-romance movie "True Romance."
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E.
Fred Ball
Fred Ball is a Norwegian songwriter and record producer known for his work on major pop and R&B hits, including Rihanna’s “Love on the Brain.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: David Ball