Topper Headon
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Topper Headon is an English drummer best known for his powerful, versatile playing with the influential punk rock band The Clash.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Topper Headon canonical | 14 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5215060 — 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: Topper Headon Context triple: [The Clash, member, Topper Headon]
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A.
Richey Edwards
Richey Edwards was the enigmatic lyricist and rhythm guitarist of Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, renowned for his intense intellectual themes, self-destructive persona, and mysterious disappearance in 1995.
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B.
Ian Dury
Ian Dury was an English singer-songwriter, bandleader of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, and a key figure in the late-1970s new wave and punk scenes.
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C.
David Parfitt
David Parfitt is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on acclaimed dramas such as "Shakespeare in Love."
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D.
Charles Watts
Charles Watts was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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E.
Neil Aspinall
Neil Aspinall was a close associate and longtime road manager of the Beatles who later became the chief executive of their company, Apple Corps.
- 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: Topper Headon Target entity description: Topper Headon is an English drummer best known for his powerful, versatile playing with the influential punk rock band The Clash.
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A.
Richey Edwards
Richey Edwards was the enigmatic lyricist and rhythm guitarist of Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, renowned for his intense intellectual themes, self-destructive persona, and mysterious disappearance in 1995.
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B.
Ian Dury
Ian Dury was an English singer-songwriter, bandleader of Ian Dury and the Blockheads, and a key figure in the late-1970s new wave and punk scenes.
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C.
David Parfitt
David Parfitt is a British film producer best known for his Academy Award-winning work on acclaimed dramas such as "Shakespeare in Love."
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D.
Charles Watts
Charles Watts was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television.
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E.
Neil Aspinall
Neil Aspinall was a close associate and longtime road manager of the Beatles who later became the chief executive of their company, Apple Corps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drummer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct | The Clash ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Joe Strummer
ⓘ
Mick Jones ⓘ Paul Simonon ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | punk rock movement ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | drumming with The Clash ⓘ |
| birthName | Nicholas Bowen Headon ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-05-30 ⓘ |
| familyName | Headon ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
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punk rock ⓘ reggae ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Nicholas ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | punk rock ⓘ |
| instrument |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Clash ⓘ |
| name | Topper Headon ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Topper ⓘ |
| notableSongContribution |
drums on "Clampdown"
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drums on "London Calling" ⓘ drums on "Rock the Casbah" ⓘ drums on "The Magnificent Seven" ⓘ drums on "Train in Vain" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
co-writing and playing on "Rock the Casbah"
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drumming on the album "Combat Rock" ⓘ drumming on the album "London Calling" ⓘ drumming on the album "Sandinista!" ⓘ |
| occupation |
drummer
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musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bromley, Kent, England ⓘ |
| roleInBand | drummer of The Clash ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
powerful drumming
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versatile playing ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ 2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Topper Headon Description of subject: Topper Headon is an English drummer best known for his powerful, versatile playing with the influential punk rock band The Clash.
Referenced by (14)
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