William MacDougal
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William MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie, is the hot-tempered Scottish janitor and groundskeeper at Springfield Elementary School on the animated television series "The Simpsons."
All labels observed (1)
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| William MacDougal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21921472 — 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 MacDougal Context triple: [Groundskeeper Willie, fullName, William MacDougal]
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A.
Thomas A. Muldoon
Thomas A. Muldoon is a film editor known for his work on the action-comedy movie "Pain & Gain."
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B.
James G. Richardson
James G. Richardson is an actor known for his role in the film "The Sergeant."
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C.
George W. Campbell
George W. Campbell was an early 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in roles such as U.S. senator and Secretary of the Treasury.
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D.
Charles Willard McLaughlin
Charles Willard McLaughlin, better known as Willard Mack, was a Canadian-born American playwright, actor, and director prominent in early 20th-century theater and film.
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E.
William Vans Murray
William Vans Murray was an American diplomat and politician best known for helping negotiate peace with France during the Quasi-War at the turn of the 19th century.
- 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 MacDougal Target entity description: William MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie, is the hot-tempered Scottish janitor and groundskeeper at Springfield Elementary School on the animated television series "The Simpsons."
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A.
Thomas A. Muldoon
Thomas A. Muldoon is a film editor known for his work on the action-comedy movie "Pain & Gain."
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B.
James G. Richardson
James G. Richardson is an actor known for his role in the film "The Sergeant."
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C.
George W. Campbell
George W. Campbell was an early 19th-century American politician and statesman who served in roles such as U.S. senator and Secretary of the Treasury.
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D.
Charles Willard McLaughlin
Charles Willard McLaughlin, better known as Willard Mack, was a Canadian-born American playwright, actor, and director prominent in early 20th-century theater and film.
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E.
William Vans Murray
William Vans Murray was an American diplomat and politician best known for helping negotiate peace with France during the Quasi-War at the turn of the 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.