Steve Hansgen – bass guitar
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Steve Hansgen is an American musician best known as the bassist for the influential Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat during part of their early 1980s run.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Steve Hansgen – bass guitar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23321230 — 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: Steve Hansgen – bass guitar Context triple: [Minor Threat, roleOfMember, Steve Hansgen – bass guitar]
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A.
Ben Shepherd, bass guitar
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the rock band Soundgarden.
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B.
Todd Jensen – bass
Todd Jensen is a rock bassist best known for his work with the hard rock band Hardline and for touring and recording with various prominent rock and metal acts.
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C.
Dick Kemper, bass
Dick Kemper is a Dutch bass guitarist best known for his work with the hard rock band Vandenberg.
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D.
John Baker Saunders, bass guitar
John Baker Saunders was an American bassist best known for his work in the Seattle supergroup Mad Season and other rock and blues projects.
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E.
Brad Smith – bass
Brad Smith – bass is a bassist best known for his work with the alternative rock band Blind Melon and related projects.
- 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: Steve Hansgen – bass guitar Target entity description: Steve Hansgen is an American musician best known as the bassist for the influential Washington, D.C. hardcore punk band Minor Threat during part of their early 1980s run.
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A.
Ben Shepherd, bass guitar
Ben Shepherd is an American musician best known as the longtime bassist for the rock band Soundgarden.
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B.
Todd Jensen – bass
Todd Jensen is a rock bassist best known for his work with the hard rock band Hardline and for touring and recording with various prominent rock and metal acts.
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C.
Dick Kemper, bass
Dick Kemper is a Dutch bass guitarist best known for his work with the hard rock band Vandenberg.
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D.
John Baker Saunders, bass guitar
John Baker Saunders was an American bassist best known for his work in the Seattle supergroup Mad Season and other rock and blues projects.
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E.
Brad Smith – bass
Brad Smith – bass is a bassist best known for his work with the alternative rock band Blind Melon and related projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.