Cliff Barrows
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Cliff Barrows was an American music and program director best known for leading the choirs and congregational singing at Billy Graham’s evangelistic crusades for several decades.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cliff Barrows canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5404596 — 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: Cliff Barrows Context triple: [Billy Graham Library, burialPlaceOf, Cliff Barrows]
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A.
Cliff Anderson
Cliff Anderson was an American professional basketball player best known for his standout collegiate career at Saint Joseph's University and subsequent time in the NBA during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
Hal V. Barron
Hal V. Barron is a prominent physician-scientist and biopharmaceutical executive known for leading research and development at major companies and for his work in aging and longevity-focused biotechnology.
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C.
Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan is an American Hall of Fame basketball player best known for his scoring prowess with the St. Louis Hawks and later as a player-coach in the ABA.
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D.
Bart Nickerson
Bart Nickerson is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed psychological horror drama series "Yellowjackets."
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E.
Lloyd Barker
Lloyd Barker was an American gangster best known as a member of the notorious Barker–Karpis crime gang during the early 20th century.
- 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: Cliff Barrows Target entity description: Cliff Barrows was an American music and program director best known for leading the choirs and congregational singing at Billy Graham’s evangelistic crusades for several decades.
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A.
Cliff Anderson
Cliff Anderson was an American professional basketball player best known for his standout collegiate career at Saint Joseph's University and subsequent time in the NBA during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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B.
Hal V. Barron
Hal V. Barron is a prominent physician-scientist and biopharmaceutical executive known for leading research and development at major companies and for his work in aging and longevity-focused biotechnology.
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C.
Cliff Hagan
Cliff Hagan is an American Hall of Fame basketball player best known for his scoring prowess with the St. Louis Hawks and later as a player-coach in the ABA.
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D.
Bart Nickerson
Bart Nickerson is a television writer and producer best known for co-creating the critically acclaimed psychological horror drama series "Yellowjackets."
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E.
Lloyd Barker
Lloyd Barker was an American gangster best known as a member of the notorious Barker–Karpis crime gang during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American evangelical
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choir director ⓘ human ⓘ music director ⓘ radio host ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Billy Graham
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Billy Graham Crusades ⓘ George Beverly Shea ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame induction
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linked to:
Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Southern Baptist Convention Distinguished Service Award ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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linked to:
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
| causeOfDeath | complications of pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-04-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-11-15 ⓘ |
| employer | Billy Graham Evangelistic Association ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Barrows ⓘ |
| fullName | Clifford Burton Barrows ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | gospel music ⓘ |
| givenName | Clifford ⓘ |
| hasEthnicOrigin | English American ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Billy Graham Crusade Team
ⓘ
linked to:
Billy Graham Crusades
|
| notableFor |
leading choirs and congregational singing at Billy Graham crusades
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longtime association with Billy Graham Evangelistic Association ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Hour of Decision radio program
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linked to:
Hour of Decision radio program
The Hour of Decision television program ⓘ
linked to:
Hour of Decision radio program
|
| numberOfChildren | 5 ⓘ |
| occupation |
choir director
ⓘ
music director ⓘ program director ⓘ radio host ⓘ song leader ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ceres, California, United States
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linked to:
Ceres, California
|
| placeOfDeath |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
| positionHeld |
music director for Billy Graham crusades
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program director for Billy Graham crusades ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Evangelical ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ann Barrows
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Billie Barrows ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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linked to:
Charlotte, North Carolina
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Minneapolis
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| yearsActive | 1940s–2000s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cliff Barrows Description of subject: Cliff Barrows was an American music and program director best known for leading the choirs and congregational singing at Billy Graham’s evangelistic crusades for several decades.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.