Gary Numan
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Gary Numan is an English musician and pioneer of electronic and synth-pop music, best known for his influential late-1970s and early-1980s hits such as "Cars" and "Are 'Friends' Electric?".
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gary Numan canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8545362 — 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: Gary Numan Context triple: [Dazzle, artist, Gary Numan]
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A.
John Foxx
John Foxx is an English musician, singer, and visual artist best known as the original lead vocalist of the synth-pop band Ultravox and for his influential solo electronic music career.
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B.
Richard Ure
Richard Ure is an architect best known for designing Canberra’s landmark Telstra Tower.
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C.
Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker is an influential American record producer and DJ best known for his pioneering work in hip hop and dance music during the 1980s.
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D.
Darren Vegas
Darren Vegas is a hip-hop music producer best known for his work on 2Pac’s posthumous album "Until the End of Time."
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E.
Dave Gahan
Dave Gahan is the lead singer of the English electronic band Depeche Mode, known for his powerful baritone voice and charismatic stage presence.
- 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: Gary Numan Target entity description: Gary Numan is an English musician and pioneer of electronic and synth-pop music, best known for his influential late-1970s and early-1980s hits such as "Cars" and "Are 'Friends' Electric?".
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A.
John Foxx
John Foxx is an English musician, singer, and visual artist best known as the original lead vocalist of the synth-pop band Ultravox and for his influential solo electronic music career.
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B.
Richard Ure
Richard Ure is an architect best known for designing Canberra’s landmark Telstra Tower.
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C.
Arthur Baker
Arthur Baker is an influential American record producer and DJ best known for his pioneering work in hip hop and dance music during the 1980s.
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D.
Darren Vegas
Darren Vegas is a hip-hop music producer best known for his work on 2Pac’s posthumous album "Until the End of Time."
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E.
Dave Gahan
Dave Gahan is the lead singer of the English electronic band Depeche Mode, known for his powerful baritone voice and charismatic stage presence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electronic music pioneer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| album |
Dance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Exile NERFINISHED ⓘ I, Assassin NERFINISHED ⓘ Intruder NERFINISHED ⓘ Jagged NERFINISHED ⓘ Pure NERFINISHED ⓘ Replicas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ Savage (Songs from a Broken World) NERFINISHED ⓘ Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) NERFINISHED ⓘ Telekon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pleasure Principle NERFINISHED ⓘ Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ade Fenton
NERFINISHED
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Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ Tubeway Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Ivor Novello Award for Inspiration
NERFINISHED
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Q Innovation in Sound Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gary Anthony James Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-03-08 ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | Tubeway Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
electronic music
ⓘ
industrial rock ⓘ new wave ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Echo Numan
NERFINISHED
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Persia Numan NERFINISHED ⓘ Raven Numan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Depeche Mode
NERFINISHED
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Foo Fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ Marilyn Manson NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Inch Nails NERFINISHED ⓘ The Human League NERFINISHED ⓘ Trent Reznor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influentialPeriod |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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synthesizer ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| memberOf | Tubeway Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Gary Numan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Are 'Friends' Electric?
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ Down in the Park NERFINISHED ⓘ I Die: You Die NERFINISHED ⓘ Metal ⓘ We Are Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Are 'Friends' Electric?
NERFINISHED
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Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hammersmith, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Beggars Banquet Records
NERFINISHED
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Numan Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Gemma O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gary Numan Description of subject: Gary Numan is an English musician and pioneer of electronic and synth-pop music, best known for his influential late-1970s and early-1980s hits such as "Cars" and "Are 'Friends' Electric?".
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Music for Chameleons