Kristen Pfaff
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Kristen Pfaff was an American bassist and musician best known for playing in the alternative rock band Hole during the early 1990s grunge era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kristen Pfaff canonical | 6 |
| Kristen Marie Pfaff | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4273333 — 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: Kristen Pfaff Context triple: [Hole, member, Kristen Pfaff]
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A.
Kristen Maloney
Kristen Maloney is an American artistic gymnast and Olympic medalist who competed for the U.S. national team and later starred as a collegiate gymnast for UCLA.
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B.
Christina Steinberg
Christina Steinberg is an American film producer best known for her work on acclaimed animated features, including the Oscar-winning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
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C.
Maya Pfaff
Maya Pfaff is a member of the extended Bose–Pfaff family, descended from Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose through his daughter Anita Bose Pfaff.
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D.
Kristen Tomassi
Kristen Tomassi is an American architect and designer best known as the first wife of British entrepreneur Richard Branson.
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E.
Kristen Wilson
Kristen Wilson is an American actress best known for her role as Lisa Dolittle in the "Dr. Dolittle" film series starring Eddie Murphy.
- 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: Kristen Pfaff Target entity description: Kristen Pfaff was an American bassist and musician best known for playing in the alternative rock band Hole during the early 1990s grunge era.
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A.
Kristen Maloney
Kristen Maloney is an American artistic gymnast and Olympic medalist who competed for the U.S. national team and later starred as a collegiate gymnast for UCLA.
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B.
Christina Steinberg
Christina Steinberg is an American film producer best known for her work on acclaimed animated features, including the Oscar-winning "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse."
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C.
Maya Pfaff
Maya Pfaff is a member of the extended Bose–Pfaff family, descended from Indian nationalist leader Subhas Chandra Bose through his daughter Anita Bose Pfaff.
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D.
Kristen Tomassi
Kristen Tomassi is an American architect and designer best known as the first wife of British entrepreneur Richard Branson.
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E.
Kristen Wilson
Kristen Wilson is an American actress best known for her role as Lisa Dolittle in the "Dr. Dolittle" film series starring Eddie Murphy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | early 1990s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Hole
ⓘ
Janitor Joe ⓘ |
| bandRole |
bassist of Hole
ⓘ
bassist of Janitor Joe ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Buffalo, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| causeOfDeath | heroin overdose ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1967-05-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-06-16 ⓘ |
| education | University of Minnesota ⓘ |
| ethnicity | German-American ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyName | Pfaff ⓘ |
| fullName |
Kristen Marie Pfaff
ⓘ
linked to:
Kristen Pfaff
|
| genre |
alternative rock
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grunge ⓘ noise rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Kristen ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hole
ⓘ
Janitor Joe ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
joined Hole in 1993
ⓘ
recorded bass parts for Hole album "Live Through This" ⓘ |
| notableFor | being bassist for Hole during the early 1990s grunge era ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Live Through This
ⓘ
Pretty on the Inside (touring bassist period) ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ social worker ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Buffalo, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| placeOfDeath | Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel | DGC Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis
Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kristen Pfaff Description of subject: Kristen Pfaff was an American bassist and musician best known for playing in the alternative rock band Hole during the early 1990s grunge era.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.