William Michael Albert Broad
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William Michael Albert Broad is the English rock musician, singer, and songwriter better known by his stage name Billy Idol, a prominent figure in the punk and 1980s MTV-driven rock scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Michael Albert Broad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21759699 — 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)
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Target entity: William Michael Albert Broad Context triple: [Billy Idol, birthName, William Michael Albert Broad]
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A.
Steven F. Humphrey
Steven F. Humphrey is an American academic and psychologist best known as the longtime husband of mystery novelist Sue Grafton.
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B.
Richard H. Ellis
Richard H. Ellis was a United States Air Force general who served in top-level strategic leadership roles during the Cold War, including heading the nation’s nuclear bomber and missile forces.
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C.
Charles W. Scharf
Charles W. Scharf is an American business executive and banking industry veteran who serves as the chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company.
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D.
E. Bennett Walsh
E. Bennett Walsh is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood and international productions, including collaborations with prominent directors like Quentin Tarantino.
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E.
Timothy M. Donahue
Timothy M. Donahue is an American telecommunications executive best known for leading Nextel Communications during its major growth and eventual merger with Sprint.
- 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 Michael Albert Broad Target entity description: William Michael Albert Broad is the English rock musician, singer, and songwriter better known by his stage name Billy Idol, a prominent figure in the punk and 1980s MTV-driven rock scene.
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A.
Steven F. Humphrey
Steven F. Humphrey is an American academic and psychologist best known as the longtime husband of mystery novelist Sue Grafton.
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B.
Richard H. Ellis
Richard H. Ellis was a United States Air Force general who served in top-level strategic leadership roles during the Cold War, including heading the nation’s nuclear bomber and missile forces.
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C.
Charles W. Scharf
Charles W. Scharf is an American business executive and banking industry veteran who serves as the chief executive officer of Wells Fargo & Company.
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D.
E. Bennett Walsh
E. Bennett Walsh is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood and international productions, including collaborations with prominent directors like Quentin Tarantino.
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E.
Timothy M. Donahue
Timothy M. Donahue is an American telecommunications executive best known for leading Nextel Communications during its major growth and eventual merger with Sprint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.