David Butler
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David Butler was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Nebraska.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Butler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20161792 — 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 Butler Context triple: [David City, Nebraska, namedFor, David Butler]
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A.
David Butler
David Butler was an American film director and actor best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies and musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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B.
David Butler
David Butler is an actor known for his role in the television series "Seventh Heaven."
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C.
David Bartis
David Bartis is an American television and film producer known for his work on series such as Covert Affairs and his long-time collaboration with director Doug Liman.
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D.
David Pegg
David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
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E.
Roger Butlin
Roger Butlin is an evolutionary biologist known for his research on speciation and the genetic basis of reproductive isolation in natural populations.
- 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 Butler Target entity description: David Butler was a 19th-century American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Nebraska.
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A.
David Butler
David Butler was an American film director and actor best known for his work on classic Hollywood comedies and musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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B.
David Butler
David Butler is an actor known for his role in the television series "Seventh Heaven."
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C.
David Bartis
David Bartis is an American television and film producer known for his work on series such as Covert Affairs and his long-time collaboration with director Doug Liman.
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D.
David Pegg
David Pegg was an English footballer who played as a left winger for Manchester United's famed "Busby Babes" before his life was tragically cut short in the Munich air disaster of 1958.
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E.
Roger Butlin
Roger Butlin is an evolutionary biologist known for his research on speciation and the genetic basis of reproductive isolation in natural populations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
David City, Nebraska, United States