Wendell Block
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Wendell Block is a member of the Block family, known primarily as a sibling of Harlon Block, one of the U.S. Marines famously photographed raising the flag on Iwo Jima during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward Block Jr. | 1 |
| Wendell Block canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20176688 — 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: Wendell Block Context triple: [Harlon Block, sibling, Wendell Block]
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A.
K. Trevor Wilson
K. Trevor Wilson is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor best known for playing the character Squirrely Dan on the television series "Letterkenny."
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B.
John Vinal
John Vinal was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Vinalhaven, Maine, was named.
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C.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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D.
Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the science fiction series Andromeda.
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E.
Bud Ruskin
Bud Ruskin was a television writer and producer best known for creating the late-1960s counterculture crime drama series "The Mod Squad."
- 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: Wendell Block Target entity description: Wendell Block is a member of the Block family, known primarily as a sibling of Harlon Block, one of the U.S. Marines famously photographed raising the flag on Iwo Jima during World War II.
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A.
K. Trevor Wilson
K. Trevor Wilson is a Canadian stand-up comedian and actor best known for playing the character Squirrely Dan on the television series "Letterkenny."
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B.
John Vinal
John Vinal was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the town of Vinalhaven, Maine, was named.
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C.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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D.
Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Robert Hewitt Wolfe is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the science fiction series Andromeda.
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E.
Bud Ruskin
Bud Ruskin was a television writer and producer best known for creating the late-1960s counterculture crime drama series "The Mod Squad."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wendell Block