Sixsmith
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Sixsmith is the surname of Rufus Sixsmith, a character notably appearing in David Mitchell’s novel "Cloud Atlas" and its film adaptation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sixsmith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21619777 — 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: Sixsmith Context triple: [Rufus Sixsmith, hasFamilyName, Sixsmith]
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A.
McGwyre
McGwyre is a variant spelling of the surname Maguire, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
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B.
Lawmond
Lawmond is a Scottish family name recognized as a sept of Clan Lamont, a historic Highland clan from Argyll.
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C.
Tremayne
Tremayne is a recurring character in the British science-fiction television series "The Champions."
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D.
Witherley
Witherley is a small village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, situated near the Warwickshire border and the town of Atherstone.
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E.
Plumley
Plumley is a village in Cheshire, England, situated on the Mid-Cheshire railway line.
- 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: Sixsmith Target entity description: Sixsmith is the surname of Rufus Sixsmith, a character notably appearing in David Mitchell’s novel "Cloud Atlas" and its film adaptation.
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A.
McGwyre
McGwyre is a variant spelling of the surname Maguire, an Irish family name of Gaelic origin.
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B.
Lawmond
Lawmond is a Scottish family name recognized as a sept of Clan Lamont, a historic Highland clan from Argyll.
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C.
Tremayne
Tremayne is a recurring character in the British science-fiction television series "The Champions."
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D.
Witherley
Witherley is a small village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, situated near the Warwickshire border and the town of Atherstone.
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E.
Plumley
Plumley is a village in Cheshire, England, situated on the Mid-Cheshire railway line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Rufus Sixsmith in Cloud Atlas