Cliff Thompson
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Cliff Thompson was an NHL linesman best known for being struck by Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard in the infamous 1955 incident that led to Richard’s suspension and the subsequent "Richard Riot."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cliff Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19519720 — 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: Cliff Thompson Context triple: [Maurice Richard striking linesman Cliff Thompson, hasParticipant, Cliff Thompson]
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A.
Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson was a British actor and writer best known for narrating and adapting the children's television series "The Magic Roundabout" and as the father of actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson.
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B.
Ron Thompson
Ron Thompson is a fictional character best known as one of the kids in the 1989 science-fiction family film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids."
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C.
Carl Thompson
Carl Thompson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the R&B track "Soon as I Get Home."
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D.
Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson is a former England international rugby union hooker who was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup–winning squad and later played club rugby in Japan.
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E.
Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson is a prominent American music producer and mixer known for his work on numerous rock and metal albums by major artists.
- 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: Cliff Thompson Target entity description: Cliff Thompson was an NHL linesman best known for being struck by Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard in the infamous 1955 incident that led to Richard’s suspension and the subsequent "Richard Riot."
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A.
Eric Thompson
Eric Thompson was a British actor and writer best known for narrating and adapting the children's television series "The Magic Roundabout" and as the father of actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson.
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B.
Ron Thompson
Ron Thompson is a fictional character best known as one of the kids in the 1989 science-fiction family film "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids."
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C.
Carl Thompson
Carl Thompson is a songwriter best known for co-writing the R&B track "Soon as I Get Home."
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D.
Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson is a former England international rugby union hooker who was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup–winning squad and later played club rugby in Japan.
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E.
Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson is a prominent American music producer and mixer known for his work on numerous rock and metal albums by major artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.