Donner family
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The Donner family was a group of American pioneers, led in part by Jacob Donner, who became infamous for their ill-fated 1846–47 overland journey to California that ended in tragedy in the Sierra Nevada.
All labels observed (1)
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| Donner family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21384697 — 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: Donner family Context triple: [Jacob Donner, partOf, Donner family]
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A.
Driggs family
The Driggs family is a prominent American family known for its influential members in business, politics, and public life.
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B.
Gallatin family
The Gallatin family is a prominent American political and social lineage best known for producing Albert Gallatin, the long-serving U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Jefferson and Madison.
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C.
Hunt family
The Hunt family is a prominent American sports-owning family best known for founding the Kansas City Chiefs and playing a major role in the development of the modern NFL.
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D.
Fairbanks family
The Fairbanks family was a prominent New England industrial and philanthropic family, best known for their scale-manufacturing business and major civic and educational contributions in Vermont.
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E.
Fairbanks family
The Fairbanks family is a notable American acting dynasty best known for silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and his relatives who were prominent in early Hollywood.
- 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: Donner family Target entity description: The Donner family was a group of American pioneers, led in part by Jacob Donner, who became infamous for their ill-fated 1846–47 overland journey to California that ended in tragedy in the Sierra Nevada.
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A.
Driggs family
The Driggs family is a prominent American family known for its influential members in business, politics, and public life.
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B.
Gallatin family
The Gallatin family is a prominent American political and social lineage best known for producing Albert Gallatin, the long-serving U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Jefferson and Madison.
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C.
Hunt family
The Hunt family is a prominent American sports-owning family best known for founding the Kansas City Chiefs and playing a major role in the development of the modern NFL.
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D.
Fairbanks family
The Fairbanks family was a prominent New England industrial and philanthropic family, best known for their scale-manufacturing business and major civic and educational contributions in Vermont.
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E.
Fairbanks family
The Fairbanks family is a notable American acting dynasty best known for silent film star Douglas Fairbanks and his relatives who were prominent in early Hollywood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.