John
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John is the first name of J. H. Hobart Ward, a Union Army general who served during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| John canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20256849 — 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: John Context triple: [J. H. Hobart Ward, givenName, John]
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John
John is the given first name of Johnny Kilbane, an American featherweight boxing champion from the early 20th century.
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B.
John
John is the given first name of the 19th-century English theologian and social reformer Frederick Denison Maurice.
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C.
John
John is the given name of John Eales, the renowned former Australian rugby union captain and World Cup winner.
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D.
John
John is the given first name of the American Old West outlaw and gunfighter Johnny Ringo.
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John
John is the given name of American novelist and historical fiction writer John Jakes, best known for his sprawling family sagas set during pivotal periods of U.S. history.
- 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: John Target entity description: John is the first name of J. H. Hobart Ward, a Union Army general who served during the American Civil War.
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John
John is the given name of John F. Reynolds, a Union Army general who served during the American Civil War.
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John
John is the given name of John Buford, a notable Union cavalry officer in the American Civil War.
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C.
John
John is the given name of John Bell Hood, a Confederate general known for his aggressive command during the American Civil War.
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John
John is the given name of John J. Pershing, the famed American general who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
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E.
John
John is the given name of John C. Pemberton, a Confederate general best known for his role in the American Civil War, particularly the Siege of Vicksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward