William Thomas Ward
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William Thomas Ward, better known as Bill Ward, is an English drummer and co-founder of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
All labels observed (1)
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| William Thomas Ward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22131783 — 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: William Thomas Ward Context triple: [Bill Ward, birthName, William Thomas Ward]
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A.
George Ward
George Ward was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles during the mid-20th century, including as Minister of Supply.
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B.
George Ward
George Ward is known as the stepfather of former professional boxer Dicky Eklund, who was portrayed in the film "The Fighter."
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C.
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is a determined and idealistic FBI agent in the film "Mississippi Burning," who leads a federal investigation into the racially motivated murders of civil rights workers in 1960s Mississippi.
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D.
Marcus L. Ward
Marcus L. Ward was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of New Jersey and later as a U.S. Congressman.
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E.
Phil Ward
Phil Ward is a musician best known as a member of the British electronic big beat group Lo-Fidelity Allstars.
- 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 Thomas Ward Target entity description: William Thomas Ward, better known as Bill Ward, is an English drummer and co-founder of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath.
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A.
George Ward
George Ward was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles during the mid-20th century, including as Minister of Supply.
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B.
George Ward
George Ward is known as the stepfather of former professional boxer Dicky Eklund, who was portrayed in the film "The Fighter."
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C.
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is a determined and idealistic FBI agent in the film "Mississippi Burning," who leads a federal investigation into the racially motivated murders of civil rights workers in 1960s Mississippi.
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D.
Marcus L. Ward
Marcus L. Ward was a 19th-century American politician who served as Governor of New Jersey and later as a U.S. Congressman.
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E.
Phil Ward
Phil Ward is a musician best known as a member of the British electronic big beat group Lo-Fidelity Allstars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.