McGann

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actor family family name person surname

McGann is an Irish-origin surname notably associated with a family of English actors, including Paul McGann.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
McGann canonical	9

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2386345 — 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: McGann
Context triple: [Paul McGann, familyName, McGann]

A. McGuire
McGuire is a surname most notably associated with American actress Dorothy McGuire, known for her work in classic Hollywood films.
B. Maginnes
Maginnes is the maiden surname of Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, an American philanthropist and the wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
C. McNally
McNally is the surname of acclaimed American playwright and screenwriter Terrence McNally, known for his influential contributions to contemporary theater.
D. McGraw
McGraw is a surname most famously associated with John McGraw, the legendary early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager of the New York Giants.
E. MacEoghain
MacEoghain is a Gaelic surname and given name form historically related to the name Owen, reflecting its Celtic linguistic and cultural roots.
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: McGann
Target entity description: McGann is an Irish-origin surname notably associated with a family of English actors, including Paul McGann.

A. McGuire
McGuire is a surname most notably associated with American actress Dorothy McGuire, known for her work in classic Hollywood films.
B. Maginnes
Maginnes is the maiden surname of Nancy Maginnes Kissinger, an American philanthropist and the wife of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
C. McNally
McNally is the surname of acclaimed American playwright and screenwriter Terrence McNally, known for his influential contributions to contemporary theater.
D. McGraw
McGraw is a surname most famously associated with John McGraw, the legendary early 20th-century Major League Baseball manager of the New York Giants.
E. MacEoghain
MacEoghain is a Gaelic surname and given name form historically related to the name Owen, reflecting its Celtic linguistic and cultural roots.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor ⓘ actor ⓘ actor ⓘ actor ⓘ family ⓘ family name ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ person ⓘ surname ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin	Ireland ⓘ
hasFamilyName	McGann self-linksurface differs ⓘ McGann self-linksurface differs ⓘ McGann self-linksurface differs ⓘ McGann self-linksurface differs ⓘ McGann self-linksurface differs ⓘ
hasGivenName	Joe ⓘ Mark ⓘ Paul ⓘ Stephen ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin	Irish ⓘ
hasMember	Joe McGann ⓘ Mark McGann ⓘ Paul McGann ⓘ Stephen McGann ⓘ
hasNationality	English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ English ⓘ
hasNotableBearer	Joe McGann ⓘ Mark McGann ⓘ Paul McGann ⓘ Stephen McGann ⓘ
hasNotableFamily	McGann acting family ⓘ
hasOccupation	actor ⓘ actor ⓘ actor ⓘ actor ⓘ
hasSibling	Joe McGann ⓘ Joe McGann ⓘ Joe McGann ⓘ Mark McGann ⓘ Mark McGann ⓘ Mark McGann ⓘ Paul McGann ⓘ Paul McGann ⓘ Paul McGann ⓘ Stephen McGann ⓘ Stephen McGann ⓘ Stephen McGann ⓘ