Himes
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Himes is the surname of Chester Himes, an influential American novelist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction and explorations of African American life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Himes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23560037 — 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: Himes Context triple: [Chester Himes, familyName, Himes]
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A.
Haymes
Haymes is a surname most notably associated with Argentine-born American singer and actor Dick Haymes, a popular crooner of the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Hannen
Hannen is an English surname associated with several notable figures, including actors and judges, in British history.
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C.
Hooperman
Hooperman is an American television dramedy series from the late 1980s starring John Ritter as a San Francisco police inspector balancing his personal and professional life.
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D.
Himling
Himling is a small island off the northwestern coast of Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, representing the last visible remnant of the ancient hill Himring after the cataclysmic changes of the First Age.
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E.
Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
- 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: Himes Target entity description: Himes is the surname of Chester Himes, an influential American novelist best known for his hardboiled crime fiction and explorations of African American life.
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A.
Haymes
Haymes is a surname most notably associated with Argentine-born American singer and actor Dick Haymes, a popular crooner of the 1940s and 1950s.
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B.
Hannen
Hannen is an English surname associated with several notable figures, including actors and judges, in British history.
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C.
Hooperman
Hooperman is an American television dramedy series from the late 1980s starring John Ritter as a San Francisco police inspector balancing his personal and professional life.
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D.
Himling
Himling is a small island off the northwestern coast of Middle-earth in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, representing the last visible remnant of the ancient hill Himring after the cataclysmic changes of the First Age.
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E.
Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.