Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard

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cinematographer film director human music video director photographer portrait photographer screenwriter

Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard is a Dutch photographer, music video director, and filmmaker renowned for his stark, atmospheric portraits of musicians and influential work with bands like Depeche Mode and U2.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Anton Corbijn	22
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5862197 — 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: Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard
Context triple: [Anton Corbijn, birthName, Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard]

A. Jan van der Does
Jan van der Does was a Dutch nobleman, poet, and military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War.
B. Jules Cronjager
Jules Cronjager was an early 20th-century cinematographer and industry figure who helped shape the professional community of American cameramen.
C. Marius de Vries
Marius de Vries is a British composer, producer, and arranger known for his innovative work on film soundtracks and collaborations with prominent pop and electronic artists.
D. Jean van Duren
Jean van Duren was an 18th-century publisher known for issuing the political treatise "Anti-Machiavel," often associated with Frederick the Great.
E. Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
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: Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard
Target entity description: Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard is a Dutch photographer, music video director, and filmmaker renowned for his stark, atmospheric portraits of musicians and influential work with bands like Depeche Mode and U2.

A. Jan van der Does
Jan van der Does was a Dutch nobleman, poet, and military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War.
B. Jules Cronjager
Jules Cronjager was an early 20th-century cinematographer and industry figure who helped shape the professional community of American cameramen.
C. Marius de Vries
Marius de Vries is a British composer, producer, and arranger known for his innovative work on film soundtracks and collaborations with prominent pop and electronic artists.
D. Jean van Duren
Jean van Duren was an 18th-century publisher known for issuing the political treatise "Anti-Machiavel," often associated with Frederick the Great.
E. Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cinematographer ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ music video director ⓘ photographer ⓘ portrait photographer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ
birthName	Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Netherlands ⓘ
familyName	Corbijn ⓘ linked to: Anton Corbijn
fieldOfWork	feature film direction ⓘ music video direction ⓘ portrait photography ⓘ
genre	music photography ⓘ rock photography ⓘ
givenName	Anton ⓘ
hasWorkedWith	Arcade Fire ⓘ Bruce Springsteen ⓘ Coldplay ⓘ David Bowie ⓘ Depeche Mode ⓘ Echo & the Bunnymen ⓘ Herbert Grönemeyer ⓘ Joy Division ⓘ Metallica ⓘ Nick Cave ⓘ Nirvana ⓘ R.E.M. ⓘ The Rolling Stones ⓘ Tom Waits ⓘ U2 ⓘ
influenced	visual identity of Depeche Mode ⓘ visual identity of U2 ⓘ
language	Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ
movement	contemporary photography ⓘ
nationality	Dutch ⓘ
notableFor	documentary Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) ⓘ film A Most Wanted Man ⓘ linked to: A Most Wanted Man film Control ⓘ film Life ⓘ film Spirit in the Room ⓘ film The American ⓘ long-term visual collaboration with Depeche Mode ⓘ long-term visual collaboration with U2 ⓘ music videos for Arcade Fire ⓘ music videos for Coldplay ⓘ music videos for Depeche Mode ⓘ music videos for Echo & the Bunnymen ⓘ music videos for Joy Division ⓘ music videos for Metallica ⓘ music videos for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds ⓘ music videos for Nirvana ⓘ music videos for U2 ⓘ stark atmospheric black-and-white portraits of musicians ⓘ
notableWork	A Most Wanted Man ⓘ Control ⓘ Life ⓘ Squaring the Circle (The Story of Hipgnosis) ⓘ The American ⓘ photography book 1-2-3-4 ⓘ photography book Famouz ⓘ photography book Star Trak ⓘ
occupation	art director ⓘ cinematographer ⓘ film director ⓘ music video director ⓘ photographer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ video artist ⓘ
style	high-contrast black-and-white imagery ⓘ minimalist composition ⓘ moody atmospheric portraiture ⓘ

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