William McKinney
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William McKinney was an American jazz drummer and bandleader best known for leading the influential early big band McKinney's Cotton Pickers during the 1920s and 1930s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William McKinney canonical | 2 |
| William Denison McKinney | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22802273 — 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 McKinney Context triple: [McKinney's Cotton Pickers, foundedBy, William McKinney]
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A.
John McAllen
John McAllen was a 19th-century rancher, merchant, and land developer whose influence in the Rio Grande Valley led to the South Texas city of McAllen being named in his honor.
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B.
Merritt McKinney
Merritt McKinney is a charismatic mentalist and hypnotist who serves as one of the Four Horsemen illusionists in the heist thriller film "Now You See Me."
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C.
Roger Mills
Roger Mills is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians and public figures.
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D.
John Houstoun
John Houstoun was an American lawyer and politician who served as a governor of Georgia during the late 18th century.
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E.
Bill Tilghman
Bill Tilghman is a songwriter best known for co-writing the rock and roll classic "Rave On."
- 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 McKinney Target entity description: William McKinney was an American jazz drummer and bandleader best known for leading the influential early big band McKinney's Cotton Pickers during the 1920s and 1930s.
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A.
John McAllen
John McAllen was a 19th-century rancher, merchant, and land developer whose influence in the Rio Grande Valley led to the South Texas city of McAllen being named in his honor.
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B.
Merritt McKinney
Merritt McKinney is a charismatic mentalist and hypnotist who serves as one of the Four Horsemen illusionists in the heist thriller film "Now You See Me."
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C.
Roger Mills
Roger Mills is a name shared by several notable individuals, including American politicians and public figures.
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D.
John Houstoun
John Houstoun was an American lawyer and politician who served as a governor of Georgia during the late 18th century.
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E.
Bill Tilghman
Bill Tilghman is a songwriter best known for co-writing the rock and roll classic "Rave On."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: William McKinney