Ed McMahon
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Ed McMahon was an early 20th-century baseball figure best known for founding and organizing the prominent Negro league team, the New York Lincoln Giants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ed McMahon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20239403 — 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: Ed McMahon Context triple: [New York Lincoln Giants, foundedBy, Ed McMahon]
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A.
Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon was an American television personality and announcer best known as Johnny Carson’s longtime sidekick on “The Tonight Show.”
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B.
Allen Ludden
Allen Ludden was an American television personality and game show host best known for hosting the quiz show "Password."
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C.
John Carson
John Carson is a fictional character appearing in the film "The Miracle Woman."
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D.
John Carson
John Carson was a British character actor known for his numerous roles in horror films and television dramas during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs was a prominent American broadcaster and television host best known for his long-running roles on programs like NBC’s Today and ABC’s newsmagazine 20/20.
- 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: Ed McMahon Target entity description: Ed McMahon was an early 20th-century baseball figure best known for founding and organizing the prominent Negro league team, the New York Lincoln Giants.
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A.
Ed McMahon
Ed McMahon was an American television personality and announcer best known as Johnny Carson’s longtime sidekick on “The Tonight Show.”
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B.
Allen Ludden
Allen Ludden was an American television personality and game show host best known for hosting the quiz show "Password."
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C.
John Carson
John Carson is a fictional character appearing in the film "The Miracle Woman."
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D.
John Carson
John Carson was a British character actor known for his numerous roles in horror films and television dramas during the 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs was a prominent American broadcaster and television host best known for his long-running roles on programs like NBC’s Today and ABC’s newsmagazine 20/20.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.