Anglin brothers
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The Anglin brothers were a trio of American bank robbers best known for their infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison, one of the most famous prison breaks in history.
All labels observed (1)
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| Anglin brothers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7797125 — 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: Anglin brothers Context triple: [Clarence Anglin, memberOf, Anglin brothers]
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A.
Jackson brothers
The Jackson brothers are a group of American siblings best known as members of the pioneering pop and R&B group The Jackson 5, which launched the career of Michael Jackson.
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B.
Picard Brothers
Picard Brothers are a French electronic music producer and DJ duo known for crafting polished, dance-oriented pop and club tracks for major international artists.
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C.
The Gregory Brothers
The Gregory Brothers are an American musical comedy group best known for their viral Auto-Tune the News and songification videos on YouTube.
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D.
Cramer brothers
The Cramer brothers were prominent 18th-century Geneva-based printers and publishers known especially for publishing the works of Voltaire and other Enlightenment authors.
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E.
Harvey brothers
The Harvey brothers were 19th-century Scottish distillers and entrepreneurs best known for establishing and operating the Bruichladdich whisky distillery on the Isle of Islay.
- 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: Anglin brothers Target entity description: The Anglin brothers were a trio of American bank robbers best known for their infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison, one of the most famous prison breaks in history.
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A.
Jackson brothers
The Jackson brothers are a group of American siblings best known as members of the pioneering pop and R&B group The Jackson 5, which launched the career of Michael Jackson.
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B.
Picard Brothers
Picard Brothers are a French electronic music producer and DJ duo known for crafting polished, dance-oriented pop and club tracks for major international artists.
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C.
The Gregory Brothers
The Gregory Brothers are an American musical comedy group best known for their viral Auto-Tune the News and songification videos on YouTube.
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D.
Cramer brothers
The Cramer brothers were prominent 18th-century Geneva-based printers and publishers known especially for publishing the works of Voltaire and other Enlightenment authors.
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E.
Harvey brothers
The Harvey brothers were 19th-century Scottish distillers and entrepreneurs best known for establishing and operating the Bruichladdich whisky distillery on the Isle of Islay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American bank robbers
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criminal trio ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 1962 ⓘ |
| aftermath | large-scale manhunt in San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| coConspirator |
Allen West
NERFINISHED
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Frank Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalCharge | bank robbery ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1962-06-11 ⓘ |
| escapeFrom | Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| fledTo | San Francisco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | organized crime ⓘ |
| hasCause | incarceration for bank robbery ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular culture depictions of prison escapes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alfred Anglin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarence Anglin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Anglin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lawEnforcementAgency | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterEscape |
missing
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presumed dead by authorities ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| member |
Alfred Anglin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarence Anglin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Anglin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | 1962 escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary ⓘ |
| notableWork | Alcatraz escape plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | bank robber ⓘ |
| partOf |
1962 Alcatraz escape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Alcatraz ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling |
Alfred Anglin
NERFINISHED
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Clarence Anglin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Anglin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1962 Alcatraz prison break NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
FBI investigation
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documentaries about the Alcatraz escape ⓘ film "Escape from Alcatraz" (as inspiration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uncertainty | fate after escape remains unknown ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
dummy heads to fool guards
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raft made from raincoats ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anglin brothers Description of subject: The Anglin brothers were a trio of American bank robbers best known for their infamous 1962 escape from Alcatraz prison, one of the most famous prison breaks in history.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.