Thomas
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Thomas is the given name of St Thomas of Canterbury, better known as Thomas Becket, the 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury martyred in his cathedral.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19494248 — 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: Thomas Context triple: [St Thomas of Canterbury, givenName, Thomas]
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Thomas
Thomas, also known as Doubting Thomas, was one of Jesus Christ’s Twelve Apostles, remembered for initially doubting the Resurrection until he saw and touched Jesus’ wounds.
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B.
Thomas
Thomas is the middle name of the British chemist and scientific adviser Henry Tizard.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas E. Lovejoy, an influential American ecologist known for his pioneering work in biodiversity conservation.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the formal given name of Tom LaGarde, an American former professional basketball player.
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Thomas
Thomas is the full given name of English singer-songwriter Tom Chaplin, best known as the lead vocalist of the band Keane.
- 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: Thomas Target entity description: Thomas is the given name of St Thomas of Canterbury, better known as Thomas Becket, the 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury martyred in his cathedral.
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Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Cranmer, the 16th-century Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure in the English Reformation.
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Thomas
Thomas was the given name of Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby, a prominent English nobleman and political figure during the late 15th century.
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C.
Thomas
Thomas was the given name of Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, a prominent English royal prince and military commander during the early 15th century.
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D.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, a prominent 19th-century British peer and landowner.
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E.
Thomas
Thomas is the given name of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent 17th-century English statesman and politician.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.