William Harrison Withers Jr.
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William Harrison Withers Jr. was an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for soulful hits like "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean on Me," and "Lovely Day."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Harrison Withers Jr. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21438435 — 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: William Harrison Withers Jr. Context triple: [Bill Withers, fullName, William Harrison Withers Jr.]
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A.
Miles Monroe
Miles Monroe is the hapless jazz musician and health food store owner who becomes an accidental time-traveling rebel in Woody Allen’s sci-fi comedy film "Sleeper."
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B.
William Bell
William Bell is an American soul singer and songwriter closely associated with the classic Memphis soul sound.
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C.
William Bell
William Bell is a fictional scientist and co-founder of the Massive Dynamic corporation in the science-fiction TV series "Fringe."
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D.
M. Lamar
M. Lamar is an American composer, musician, and visual artist known for his operatic vocal style and works exploring race, sexuality, and identity.
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E.
Junious Buchanan
Junious "Buck" Buchanan was a Hall of Fame American football defensive tackle best known for his dominant play with the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1960s and early 1970s.
- 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: William Harrison Withers Jr. Target entity description: William Harrison Withers Jr. was an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for soulful hits like "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean on Me," and "Lovely Day."
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A.
Miles Monroe
Miles Monroe is the hapless jazz musician and health food store owner who becomes an accidental time-traveling rebel in Woody Allen’s sci-fi comedy film "Sleeper."
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B.
William Bell
William Bell is an American soul singer and songwriter closely associated with the classic Memphis soul sound.
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C.
William Bell
William Bell is a fictional scientist and co-founder of the Massive Dynamic corporation in the science-fiction TV series "Fringe."
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D.
M. Lamar
M. Lamar is an American composer, musician, and visual artist known for his operatic vocal style and works exploring race, sexuality, and identity.
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E.
Junious Buchanan
Junious "Buck" Buchanan was a Hall of Fame American football defensive tackle best known for his dominant play with the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1960s and early 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.