Tobey
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Tobey is a given name, often a variant of Toby, used for both people and fictional characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tobey canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22008730 — 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: Tobey Context triple: [Tobi, relatedName, Tobey]
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A.
Tobie
Tobie is a given name, typically used as a variant spelling of Toby.
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B.
Toby Matthew
Toby Matthew was an English clergyman and Archbishop of York who played a significant role in early 17th-century religious and political affairs under James I.
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C.
Topher
Topher is the commonly used nickname of American actor Topher Grace, known for his role as Eric Forman on the sitcom "That '70s Show."
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D.
Toby Wick
Toby Wick is a central, mythic antagonist in Patrick Ness’s novel "And the Ocean Was Our Sky," embodying the feared, almost legendary human hunter pursued by the whale protagonists.
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E.
Toby Scott
Toby Scott is an American recording engineer and producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Bruce Springsteen on numerous albums and film soundtrack contributions.
- 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: Tobey Target entity description: Tobey is a given name, often a variant of Toby, used for both people and fictional characters.
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A.
Tobie
Tobie is a given name, typically used as a variant spelling of Toby.
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B.
Toby Matthew
Toby Matthew was an English clergyman and Archbishop of York who played a significant role in early 17th-century religious and political affairs under James I.
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C.
Topher
Topher is the commonly used nickname of American actor Topher Grace, known for his role as Eric Forman on the sitcom "That '70s Show."
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D.
Toby Wick
Toby Wick is a central, mythic antagonist in Patrick Ness’s novel "And the Ocean Was Our Sky," embodying the feared, almost legendary human hunter pursued by the whale protagonists.
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E.
Toby Scott
Toby Scott is an American recording engineer and producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Bruce Springsteen on numerous albums and film soundtrack contributions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.