Don McKinnon
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Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Don McKinnon canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8711733 — 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: Don McKinnon Context triple: [Auckland Grammar School, hasAlumnus, Don McKinnon]
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A.
Michael McKinnell
Michael McKinnell was a British-born American architect best known as the co-designer of Boston City Hall and a leading figure in late-20th-century civic architecture.
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B.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
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C.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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D.
Don MacMillan
Don MacMillan was a Canadian middle-distance runner known for his competitive performances in the 1950s, including appearances in high-profile mile races.
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E.
Andy MacMillan
Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-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: Don McKinnon Target entity description: Don McKinnon is a New Zealand politician and diplomat best known for serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and later as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.
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A.
Michael McKinnell
Michael McKinnell was a British-born American architect best known as the co-designer of Boston City Hall and a leading figure in late-20th-century civic architecture.
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B.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
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C.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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D.
Don MacMillan
Don MacMillan was a Canadian middle-distance runner known for his competitive performances in the 1950s, including appearances in high-profile mile races.
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E.
Andy MacMillan
Andy MacMillan was a prominent Scottish architect known for his influential modernist church and public building designs in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealander
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human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
Government of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand government
|
| areaOfInfluence |
Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
New Zealand foreign policy ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commonwealth honours (various member-state decorations) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| diplomaticRole |
head of the Commonwealth Secretariat
ⓘ
representative of the Commonwealth on international issues ⓘ |
| familyName | McKinnon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
diplomacy
ⓘ
international relations ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| genre | political memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Donald ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle |
Sir
ⓘ
The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| influenced |
Commonwealth reform and modernisation
ⓘ
New Zealand’s role in the Pacific region ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | New Zealand National Party ⓘ |
| name | Don McKinnon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
serving as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand
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serving as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New Zealand foreign policy in the 1990s
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linked to:
New Zealand foreign policy
leadership of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
New Zealand Cabinet ⓘ
linked to:
Cabinet of New Zealand
|
| politicalAlignment | centre-right ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Leader of the National Party (New Zealand)
ⓘ
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ Leader of the House (New Zealand) ⓘ Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand ⓘ Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Secretary-General
|
| residence | New Zealand ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical entries on New Zealand political history ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Wellington ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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