Poitier family
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The Poitier family is a prominent acting dynasty best known for including trailblazing Bahamian-American actor and director Sidney Poitier and his descendants in film and television.
All labels observed (1)
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| Poitier family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21447927 — 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: Poitier family Context triple: [Sydney Tamiia Poitier, notableFamily, Poitier family]
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A.
Papé family
The Papé family is a prominent family whose name is associated with Papé Field, reflecting their significant local influence or contributions.
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B.
Pantages family
The Pantages family is a prominent entertainment dynasty best known for its influential role in North American vaudeville and theater, including ownership and development of historic venues like the Pantages Theatres.
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C.
Brando family
The Brando family is an American acting dynasty best known for its members’ influential contributions to film and theater, most famously through Marlon Brando.
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D.
Deveraux family
The Deveraux family is a prominent fictional family featured in the long-running American soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
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E.
Landry family
The Landry family is a philanthropic family recognized for their significant contributions to Harvard University athletics, notably ice hockey.
- 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: Poitier family Target entity description: The Poitier family is a prominent acting dynasty best known for including trailblazing Bahamian-American actor and director Sidney Poitier and his descendants in film and television.
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A.
Papé family
The Papé family is a prominent family whose name is associated with Papé Field, reflecting their significant local influence or contributions.
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B.
Pantages family
The Pantages family is a prominent entertainment dynasty best known for its influential role in North American vaudeville and theater, including ownership and development of historic venues like the Pantages Theatres.
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C.
Brando family
The Brando family is an American acting dynasty best known for its members’ influential contributions to film and theater, most famously through Marlon Brando.
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D.
Deveraux family
The Deveraux family is a prominent fictional family featured in the long-running American soap opera "Days of Our Lives."
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E.
Landry family
The Landry family is a philanthropic family recognized for their significant contributions to Harvard University athletics, notably ice hockey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.