Neil Peart
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Neil Peart was the virtuosic drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush, renowned for his technical proficiency, elaborate drum solos, and philosophically rich songwriting.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Neil Peart canonical | 69 |
| Neil Ellwood Peart | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8500237 — 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: Neil Peart Context triple: [Buddy Rich, influenced, Neil Peart]
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A.
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew is an innovative American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his experimental work with King Crimson and numerous other rock and avant-garde artists.
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B.
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland is an American drummer and composer best known as the co-founder and drummer of the rock band The Police and for his extensive work in film and television scoring.
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C.
Michael Poryes
Michael Poryes is an American television producer and writer best known for co-creating the hit Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana."
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D.
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain is an American session and touring drummer renowned for his work with numerous prominent rock and pop artists and his brief early stint with Pearl Jam.
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E.
Terry Bozzio
Terry Bozzio is an American drummer renowned for his virtuosic, polyrhythmic playing and work with Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, and various rock and fusion projects.
- 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: Neil Peart Target entity description: Neil Peart was the virtuosic drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush, renowned for his technical proficiency, elaborate drum solos, and philosophically rich songwriting.
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A.
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew is an innovative American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his experimental work with King Crimson and numerous other rock and avant-garde artists.
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B.
Stewart Copeland
Stewart Copeland is an American drummer and composer best known as the co-founder and drummer of the rock band The Police and for his extensive work in film and television scoring.
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C.
Michael Poryes
Michael Poryes is an American television producer and writer best known for co-creating the hit Disney Channel series "Hannah Montana."
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D.
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain is an American session and touring drummer renowned for his work with numerous prominent rock and pop artists and his brief early stint with Pearl Jam.
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E.
Terry Bozzio
Terry Bozzio is an American drummer renowned for his virtuosic, polyrhythmic playing and work with Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, and various rock and fusion projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (69)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian
ⓘ
drummer ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2015 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1968 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Canada (as a member of Rush)
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Canada
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction (as a member of Rush) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | brain cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-09-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-01-07 ⓘ |
| employer | Rush ⓘ |
| familyName | Peart ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
non-fiction writing
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ |
| fullName |
Neil Ellwood Peart
ⓘ
linked to:
Neil Peart
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Neil ⓘ |
| hasChild | Selena Taylor ⓘ |
| influenced |
Danny Carey
ⓘ
Mike Mangini ⓘ Mike Portnoy ⓘ Taylor Hawkins ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddy Rich
ⓘ
Gene Krupa ⓘ John Bonham ⓘ Keith Moon ⓘ |
| instrument |
drum kit
ⓘ
electronic drums ⓘ orchestral percussion ⓘ percussion ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rush ⓘ |
| movement | progressive rock movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate drum solos
ⓘ
philosophically rich lyrics ⓘ technical proficiency on drums ⓘ |
| notableWork |
book "Far and Away: A Prize Every Time"
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book "Far and Near: On Days Like These" ⓘ book "Far and Wide: Bring That Horizon to Me!" ⓘ book "Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road" ⓘ book "Traveling Music: Playing Back the Soundtrack to My Life and Times" ⓘ lyrics for the album "2112" ⓘ lyrics for the album "Hemispheres" ⓘ lyrics for the album "Moving Pictures" ⓘ lyrics for the album "Permanent Waves" ⓘ lyrics for the song "Limelight" ⓘ lyrics for the song "Subdivisions" ⓘ lyrics for the song "The Spirit of Radio" ⓘ lyrics for the song "Tom Sawyer" ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
drummer ⓘ lyricist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
drummer of Rush
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primary lyricist of Rush ⓘ |
| religion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| residence |
Ontario, Canada
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linked to:
Ontario, Canada (periodically reported)
Santa Monica, California, United States ⓘ |
| spouse |
Carrie Nuttall
ⓘ
Jacqueline Taylor ⓘ |
| website | https://www.neilpeart.net/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neil Peart Description of subject: Neil Peart was the virtuosic drummer and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush, renowned for his technical proficiency, elaborate drum solos, and philosophically rich songwriting.
Referenced by (70)
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linked to: Neil Peart