Gus
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Gus is a common short form of the given name Gustavus, often used as an informal or familiar nickname.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23255690 — 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: Gus Context triple: [Gustavus, hasShortForm, Gus]
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Gus
Gus is the lovable, chubby mouse in Disney's 1950 animated film "Cinderella," known for his comic relief and loyal friendship to Cinderella.
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B.
Gus
Gus is the given name of American filmmaker Gus Van Sant, known for directing independent and mainstream films such as "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk."
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C.
Gus
Gus is the nickname of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts and a pioneering American spacefarer.
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D.
Gus
Gus is a 1976 Disney sports comedy film about a football team that gains an unlikely advantage from a field-goal-kicking mule.
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E.
Gus
Gus is one of the two hitmen at the center of Harold Pinter’s play "The Dumb Waiter," known for his anxious, questioning nature and tense exchanges in the basement setting.
- 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: Gus Target entity description: Gus is a common short form of the given name Gustavus, often used as an informal or familiar nickname.
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A.
Gus
Gus is the commonly used nickname of Gus Malzahn, an American college football coach known for his innovative offensive schemes and tenure at Auburn University.
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B.
Gus
Gus is the affectionate nickname of Burton "Gus" Guster, the loyal and often cautious best friend and business partner in the TV series "Psych."
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C.
Gus
Gus is the given name of American filmmaker Gus Van Sant, known for directing independent and mainstream films such as "Good Will Hunting" and "Milk."
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D.
Gus
Gus is the given name of Gus Hall, an American communist leader and longtime head of the Communist Party USA.
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E.
Gus
Gus is the nickname of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, one of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts and a pioneering American spacefarer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.