Dan Perkins
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Dan Perkins is an American political cartoonist best known for creating the long-running satirical comic strip "This Modern World" under the pen name Tom Tomorrow.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dan Perkins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23551448 — 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: Dan Perkins Context triple: [Tom Tomorrow, realName, Dan Perkins]
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A.
Ben Boulware
Ben Boulware is an American former linebacker best known for starring on Clemson University's national championship-winning football team and earning All-American honors.
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B.
Grant Cramer
Grant Cramer is an American actor and producer best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Hardbodies" and "Killer Klowns from Outer Space."
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C.
Jay Huguely
Jay Huguely is an American television and film writer best known for his work on genre projects, including co-writing the horror sequel "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday."
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D.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
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E.
Sam Perkins
Sam Perkins is a former American professional basketball player and three-time NCAA champion best known for his collegiate career at North Carolina and long NBA tenure with teams including the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Seattle SuperSonics.
- 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: Dan Perkins Target entity description: Dan Perkins is an American political cartoonist best known for creating the long-running satirical comic strip "This Modern World" under the pen name Tom Tomorrow.
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A.
Ben Boulware
Ben Boulware is an American former linebacker best known for starring on Clemson University's national championship-winning football team and earning All-American honors.
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B.
Grant Cramer
Grant Cramer is an American actor and producer best known for his roles in 1980s films such as "Hardbodies" and "Killer Klowns from Outer Space."
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C.
Jay Huguely
Jay Huguely is an American television and film writer best known for his work on genre projects, including co-writing the horror sequel "Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday."
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D.
Steven Dillingham
Steven Dillingham is an American government official who served as Director of the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 United States census.
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E.
Sam Perkins
Sam Perkins is a former American professional basketball player and three-time NCAA champion best known for his collegiate career at North Carolina and long NBA tenure with teams including the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, and Seattle SuperSonics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.