Frederick Dewey Smith
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Frederick Dewey Smith, better known as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an influential American guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the proto-punk band MC5 and later as a member of Sonic's Rendezvous Band.
All labels observed (1)
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| Frederick Dewey Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16677020 — 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: Frederick Dewey Smith Context triple: [Fred "Sonic" Smith, fullName, Frederick Dewey Smith]
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A.
Ernest K. Smith
Ernest K. Smith is a songwriter best known for his work on the track "Broadway Girls."
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B.
Frederick Wallace Smith
Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
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C.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
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D.
Gerard C. Smith
Gerard C. Smith was an American diplomat and arms control negotiator best known for serving as the chief U.S. negotiator of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) with the Soviet Union.
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E.
Charles Ferguson Smith
Charles Ferguson Smith was a distinguished United States Army officer and West Point instructor who served in the Mexican–American War and early in the American Civil War.
- 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: Frederick Dewey Smith Target entity description: Frederick Dewey Smith, better known as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an influential American guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the proto-punk band MC5 and later as a member of Sonic's Rendezvous Band.
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A.
Ernest K. Smith
Ernest K. Smith is a songwriter best known for his work on the track "Broadway Girls."
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B.
Frederick Wallace Smith
Frederick Wallace Smith is an American businessman best known as the founder, chairman, and former CEO of FedEx Corporation.
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C.
Robert Weston Smith
Robert Weston Smith was an influential American disc jockey and radio personality best known for his gravelly voice and larger-than-life on-air persona "Wolfman Jack."
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D.
Gerard C. Smith
Gerard C. Smith was an American diplomat and arms control negotiator best known for serving as the chief U.S. negotiator of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) with the Soviet Union.
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E.
Charles Ferguson Smith
Charles Ferguson Smith was a distinguished United States Army officer and West Point instructor who served in the Mexican–American War and early in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.