William MacDermott
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William MacDermott is an individual whose name is a variant spelling of William McDermott, likely referring to the same person in historical or biographical records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William MacDermott canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18622555 — 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 MacDermott Context triple: [William McDermott, hasVariantSpelling, William MacDermott]
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A.
Edward McDermott
Edward McDermott is a film editor known for his work on the silent romantic comedy "My Best Girl" (1927) starring Mary Pickford.
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B.
Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals and public figures in various fields.
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C.
William Drennan
William Drennan was an Irish physician, poet, and political radical best known as a leading advocate of Irish republicanism and civil rights in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
James McDermott
James McDermott is a character in Margaret Atwood’s novel *Alias Grace*, depicted as a fellow servant whose murder becomes central to the story’s infamous crime.
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E.
William Demarest
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films and the television series "My Three Sons."
- 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 MacDermott Target entity description: William MacDermott is an individual whose name is a variant spelling of William McDermott, likely referring to the same person in historical or biographical records.
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A.
Edward McDermott
Edward McDermott is a film editor known for his work on the silent romantic comedy "My Best Girl" (1927) starring Mary Pickford.
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B.
Robert McDermott
Robert McDermott is a personal name shared by multiple individuals, including professionals and public figures in various fields.
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C.
William Drennan
William Drennan was an Irish physician, poet, and political radical best known as a leading advocate of Irish republicanism and civil rights in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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D.
James McDermott
James McDermott is a character in Margaret Atwood’s novel *Alias Grace*, depicted as a fellow servant whose murder becomes central to the story’s infamous crime.
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E.
William Demarest
William Demarest was an American character actor best known for his roles in numerous Hollywood films and the television series "My Three Sons."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.