Clapp
E1511879
UNEXPLORED
Clapp is a surname most notably associated with American actor Gordon Clapp, known for his role as Detective Greg Medavoy on the television series "NYPD Blue."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clapp canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22002241 — 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: Clapp Context triple: [Gordon Clapp, familyName, Clapp]
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A.
Nicolson
Nicolson is a surname that serves as a spelling variant of the more common family name Nicholson.
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B.
Bilcock
Bilcock is a surname most notably associated with Australian film editor Jill Bilcock.
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C.
Clapper
Clapper is the surname of James R. Clapper, the former U.S. Director of National Intelligence and retired Air Force lieutenant general.
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D.
Caplin
Caplin is a surname most notably associated with Mortimer Caplin, an influential American lawyer and former Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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E.
Tomlinson
Tomlinson is a surname most notably associated with Ray Tomlinson, the American computer programmer credited with inventing networked email and introducing the "@" symbol in email addresses.
- 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: Clapp Target entity description: Clapp is a surname most notably associated with American actor Gordon Clapp, known for his role as Detective Greg Medavoy on the television series "NYPD Blue."
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A.
Nicolson
Nicolson is a surname that serves as a spelling variant of the more common family name Nicholson.
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B.
Bilcock
Bilcock is a surname most notably associated with Australian film editor Jill Bilcock.
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C.
Clapper
Clapper is the surname of James R. Clapper, the former U.S. Director of National Intelligence and retired Air Force lieutenant general.
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D.
Caplin
Caplin is a surname most notably associated with Mortimer Caplin, an influential American lawyer and former Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
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E.
Tomlinson
Tomlinson is a surname most notably associated with Ray Tomlinson, the American computer programmer credited with inventing networked email and introducing the "@" symbol in email addresses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.