Tony Meehan
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Tony Meehan was an English drummer and founding member of the influential rock and roll instrumental group The Shadows, known for shaping early British rock music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tony Meehan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18422123 — 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: Tony Meehan Context triple: [The Shadows, member, Tony Meehan]
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A.
Marty Meehan
Marty Meehan is an American academic administrator and former U.S. congressman who serves as president of the University of Massachusetts system.
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B.
Patrick Eagan
Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
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C.
Patrick J. Durkan
Patrick J. Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
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D.
Thomas Meehan
Thomas Meehan was an American playwright and librettist best known for writing the books for hit Broadway musicals such as Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray.
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E.
Tom Connolly
Tom Connolly was a prominent early 20th-century American baseball umpire who became one of the first inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame for his officiating.
- 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: Tony Meehan Target entity description: Tony Meehan was an English drummer and founding member of the influential rock and roll instrumental group The Shadows, known for shaping early British rock music.
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A.
Marty Meehan
Marty Meehan is an American academic administrator and former U.S. congressman who serves as president of the University of Massachusetts system.
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B.
Patrick Eagan
Patrick Eagan was an early Irish immigrant settler and local political figure after whom the city of Eagan, Minnesota, is named.
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C.
Patrick J. Durkan
Patrick J. Durkan is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Durkan, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily available.
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D.
Thomas Meehan
Thomas Meehan was an American playwright and librettist best known for writing the books for hit Broadway musicals such as Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray.
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E.
Tom Connolly
Tom Connolly was a prominent early 20th-century American baseball umpire who became one of the first inductees into the National Baseball Hall of Fame for his officiating.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.