William Emanuel Cobham Jr.
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William Emanuel Cobham Jr. is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer and composer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and as a bandleader.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Emanuel Cobham Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19395450 — 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 Emanuel Cobham Jr. Context triple: [Billy Cobham, birthName, William Emanuel Cobham Jr.]
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A.
William Tibbits
William Tibbits was a notable individual distinguished enough for the surname Tibbits to be specifically associated with him as a prominent bearer.
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B.
William Wharton
William Wharton was an American novelist best known for his debut novel "Birdy," which won the National Book Award and was adapted into a critically acclaimed film.
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C.
William Wharton
William Wharton is a sadistic, unhinged death row inmate and key antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "The Green Mile."
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D.
William Fenwick Williams
William Fenwick Williams was a British Army officer best known for his distinguished leadership and defense of the fortress city of Kars during the Crimean War.
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E.
Benjamin Cheever
Benjamin Cheever is an American writer and editor known for his novels, nonfiction works, and for being the son of celebrated author John Cheever.
- 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 Emanuel Cobham Jr. Target entity description: William Emanuel Cobham Jr. is a Panamanian-American jazz fusion drummer and composer renowned for his virtuosic technique and influential work with the Mahavishnu Orchestra and as a bandleader.
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A.
William Tibbits
William Tibbits was a notable individual distinguished enough for the surname Tibbits to be specifically associated with him as a prominent bearer.
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B.
William Wharton
William Wharton was an American novelist best known for his debut novel "Birdy," which won the National Book Award and was adapted into a critically acclaimed film.
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C.
William Wharton
William Wharton is a sadistic, unhinged death row inmate and key antagonist in Stephen King’s novel "The Green Mile."
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D.
William Fenwick Williams
William Fenwick Williams was a British Army officer best known for his distinguished leadership and defense of the fortress city of Kars during the Crimean War.
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E.
Benjamin Cheever
Benjamin Cheever is an American writer and editor known for his novels, nonfiction works, and for being the son of celebrated author John Cheever.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.