Norman Costello
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Norman Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and story of the titular protagonist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norman Costello canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20928454 — 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: Norman Costello Context triple: [Elizabeth Costello, hasCharacter, Norman Costello]
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A.
Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn is an Australian-based actor best known for his long-running role as Donald Fisher on the television soap opera "Home and Away."
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B.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
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C.
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry was an American silent film actor best known for his leading roles in classic 1920s films, often portraying romantic and heroic characters.
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D.
John A. Costello
John A. Costello was an Irish Fine Gael politician and barrister who served as Taoiseach in two inter-party coalition governments in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Norman Costello Target entity description: Norman Costello is a fictional character appearing in J. M. Coetzee’s novel "Elizabeth Costello," connected to the life and story of the titular protagonist.
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A.
Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn is an Australian-based actor best known for his long-running role as Donald Fisher on the television soap opera "Home and Away."
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B.
Howard G. Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham, better known as Ward Cunningham, is an American computer programmer best known for creating the first wiki and contributing to agile software development practices.
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C.
Norman Kerry
Norman Kerry was an American silent film actor best known for his leading roles in classic 1920s films, often portraying romantic and heroic characters.
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D.
John A. Costello
John A. Costello was an Irish Fine Gael politician and barrister who served as Taoiseach in two inter-party coalition governments in the mid-20th century.
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E.
James G. O'Hara
James G. O'Hara was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Michigan in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.