Roy Horn
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Roy Horn was a German-American magician and animal trainer best known as one half of the famed Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Horn canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9281470 — 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: Roy Horn Context triple: [Vegas Vacation, stars, Roy Horn]
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A.
Richard Hagen
Richard Hagen is a theoretical physicist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the Higgs mechanism in particle physics.
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B.
Jerry Mitchell
Jerry Mitchell is an American theater director and choreographer best known for his work on hit Broadway musicals such as "Kinky Boots," "Legally Blonde," and "Hairspray."
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C.
Robert Hurst
Robert Hurst is an American jazz bassist and composer known for his work with prominent artists and contributions to contemporary jazz recordings.
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D.
Don Walker
Don Walker was a prominent American orchestrator and arranger best known for his work on numerous Broadway musicals in the mid-20th century.
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E.
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
- 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: Roy Horn Target entity description: Roy Horn was a German-American magician and animal trainer best known as one half of the famed Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy.
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A.
Richard Hagen
Richard Hagen is a theoretical physicist best known as one of the co-discoverers of the Higgs mechanism in particle physics.
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B.
Jerry Mitchell
Jerry Mitchell is an American theater director and choreographer best known for his work on hit Broadway musicals such as "Kinky Boots," "Legally Blonde," and "Hairspray."
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C.
Robert Hurst
Robert Hurst is an American jazz bassist and composer known for his work with prominent artists and contributions to contemporary jazz recordings.
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D.
Don Walker
Don Walker was a prominent American orchestrator and arranger best known for his work on numerous Broadway musicals in the mid-20th century.
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E.
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal trainer
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human ⓘ magician ⓘ stage performer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2003 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Las Vegas ⓘ |
| birthName | Uwe Ludwig Horn ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from COVID-19 ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-05-08 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| fameStatus | world-famous Las Vegas headliner ⓘ |
| familyName | Horn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal training
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illusionism ⓘ stage magic ⓘ |
| genre |
animal act
ⓘ
illusion ⓘ magic ⓘ |
| givenName | Uwe ⓘ |
| hasPetOrPerformanceAnimal |
white lion
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white tiger ⓘ |
| injury | severe neck injury from tiger attack ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death from infectious disease ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Siegfried & Roy
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linked to:
Siegfried & Roy (historic)
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| name | Roy Horn ⓘ |
| nationality | German-American ⓘ |
| notableEvent | severely injured by a white tiger during a performance in 2003 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
performances with white lions
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performances with white tigers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Siegfried & Roy Las Vegas show
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linked to:
Siegfried & Roy (historic)
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| occupation |
animal trainer
ⓘ
entertainer ⓘ illusionist ⓘ magician ⓘ |
| partnerInDuoWith | Siegfried Fischbacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nordenham, Lower Saxony, Germany ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
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| residence |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
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| showLocation |
The Mirage, Las Vegas
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linked to:
The Mirage (Las Vegas)
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| workedWith |
The Mirage Hotel and Casino
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linked to:
The Mirage (Las Vegas)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Horn Description of subject: Roy Horn was a German-American magician and animal trainer best known as one half of the famed Las Vegas illusionist duo Siegfried & Roy.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.