Patrick McDonnell
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Patrick McDonnell is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic strip "Mutts."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patrick McDonnell canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22766941 — 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: Patrick McDonnell Context triple: [Reuben Award, notableRecipient, Patrick McDonnell]
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A.
Daniel Donnelly
Daniel Donnelly was a municipal official in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, who became known as a named party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Lynch v. Donnelly concerning the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on public property.
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B.
Thomas Meehan
Thomas Meehan was an American playwright and librettist best known for writing the books for hit Broadway musicals such as Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray.
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C.
Roger O’Donnell
Roger O’Donnell is an English keyboardist best known for his long-standing role in the alternative rock band The Cure.
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D.
Marty Meehan
Marty Meehan is an American academic administrator and former U.S. congressman who serves as president of the University of Massachusetts system.
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E.
Ed Burke
Ed Burke is a music producer best known for his work on Beyoncé’s concert film and live album "Homecoming."
- 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: Patrick McDonnell Target entity description: Patrick McDonnell is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the comic strip "Mutts."
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A.
Daniel Donnelly
Daniel Donnelly was a municipal official in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, who became known as a named party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Lynch v. Donnelly concerning the constitutionality of religious holiday displays on public property.
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B.
Thomas Meehan
Thomas Meehan was an American playwright and librettist best known for writing the books for hit Broadway musicals such as Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray.
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C.
Roger O’Donnell
Roger O’Donnell is an English keyboardist best known for his long-standing role in the alternative rock band The Cure.
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D.
Marty Meehan
Marty Meehan is an American academic administrator and former U.S. congressman who serves as president of the University of Massachusetts system.
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E.
Ed Burke
Ed Burke is a filmmaker best known for co-directing the intimate 2013 HBO documentary about Beyoncé’s life and career, "Life Is But a Dream."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.