James "Buddy" McLean
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James "Buddy" McLean was a notorious Boston-area mobster who founded and led the Winter Hill Gang during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James "Buddy" McLean canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20878002 — 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: James "Buddy" McLean Context triple: [Winter Hill Gang, leader, James "Buddy" McLean]
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A.
George McRae
George McRae was a Scottish-born Australian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Sydney, including the Queen Victoria Building.
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B.
Johnny O’Keefe
Johnny O’Keefe was a pioneering Australian rock and roll singer and television personality, often called “The Wild One” and regarded as one of the country’s first major rock stars.
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C.
Bobby Moffat
Bobby Moffat is a former professional soccer player best known for his contributions to the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League during the 1970s.
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D.
Mel Sheppard
Mel Sheppard was an American middle-distance runner and multiple Olympic gold medalist in the early 20th century.
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E.
George McCrae
George McCrae is an American soul and disco singer best known for his 1974 international hit single "Rock Your Baby."
- 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: James "Buddy" McLean Target entity description: James "Buddy" McLean was a notorious Boston-area mobster who founded and led the Winter Hill Gang during the mid-20th century.
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A.
George McRae
George McRae was a Scottish-born Australian architect best known for designing prominent public buildings in Sydney, including the Queen Victoria Building.
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B.
Johnny O’Keefe
Johnny O’Keefe was a pioneering Australian rock and roll singer and television personality, often called “The Wild One” and regarded as one of the country’s first major rock stars.
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C.
Bobby Moffat
Bobby Moffat is a former professional soccer player best known for his contributions to the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League during the 1970s.
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D.
Mel Sheppard
Mel Sheppard was an American middle-distance runner and multiple Olympic gold medalist in the early 20th century.
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E.
George McCrae
George McCrae is an American soul and disco singer best known for his 1974 international hit single "Rock Your Baby."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.