David Costell
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David Costell is an American musician best known as a guitarist for the 1960s pop-rock band Gary Lewis & the Playboys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Costell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19952646 — 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: David Costell Context triple: [Gary Lewis & the Playboys, member, David Costell]
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A.
Mike Costin
Mike Costin is a British engineer and co-founder of the high-performance racing engine manufacturer Cosworth.
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B.
Mike Flaherty
Mike Flaherty is the fast-talking, politically savvy deputy mayor of New York City and central character played by Michael J. Fox on the sitcom "Spin City."
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C.
Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan is an American professional ice hockey coach best known for leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to multiple Stanley Cup championships.
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D.
Kevin Gerrity
Kevin Gerrity is a supporting character in the comedy film "Big Daddy," known as one of Sonny Koufax’s close friends.
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E.
John McMullen
John McMullen was a 19th-century Catholic bishop and civic leader known for his role in establishing educational and religious institutions in the American Midwest.
- 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: David Costell Target entity description: David Costell is an American musician best known as a guitarist for the 1960s pop-rock band Gary Lewis & the Playboys.
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A.
Mike Costin
Mike Costin is a British engineer and co-founder of the high-performance racing engine manufacturer Cosworth.
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B.
Mike Flaherty
Mike Flaherty is the fast-talking, politically savvy deputy mayor of New York City and central character played by Michael J. Fox on the sitcom "Spin City."
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C.
Mike Sullivan
Mike Sullivan is an American professional ice hockey coach best known for leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to multiple Stanley Cup championships.
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D.
Kevin Gerrity
Kevin Gerrity is a supporting character in the comedy film "Big Daddy," known as one of Sonny Koufax’s close friends.
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E.
John McMullen
John McMullen was a 19th-century Catholic bishop and civic leader known for his role in establishing educational and religious institutions in the American Midwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.