Robby Steinhardt
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Robby Steinhardt was an American rock violinist and vocalist best known as a longtime member of the band Kansas, contributing prominently to their classic 1970s sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robby Steinhardt canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11546900 — 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: Robby Steinhardt Context triple: [Carry On Wayward Son, performerMember, Robby Steinhardt]
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A.
Michael Stern
Michael Stern is an American conductor best known for his long tenure leading the Kansas City Symphony and for his work with major orchestras in the United States and abroad.
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B.
Joel Zimmerman
Joel Zimmerman is a film editor best known for his work on the 2000 horror film "Shadow of the Vampire."
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C.
Adam Stein
Adam Stein is an American civil rights attorney and co-founder of the pioneering civil rights law firm with Julius L. Chambers.
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D.
Robby Mook
Robby Mook is an American political strategist best known for serving as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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E.
Joel Stransky
Joel Stransky is a former South African rugby union fly-half best known for kicking the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
- 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: Robby Steinhardt Target entity description: Robby Steinhardt was an American rock violinist and vocalist best known as a longtime member of the band Kansas, contributing prominently to their classic 1970s sound.
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A.
Michael Stern
Michael Stern is an American conductor best known for his long tenure leading the Kansas City Symphony and for his work with major orchestras in the United States and abroad.
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B.
Joel Zimmerman
Joel Zimmerman is a film editor best known for his work on the 2000 horror film "Shadow of the Vampire."
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C.
Adam Stein
Adam Stein is an American civil rights attorney and co-founder of the pioneering civil rights law firm with Julius L. Chambers.
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D.
Robby Mook
Robby Mook is an American political strategist best known for serving as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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E.
Joel Stransky
Joel Stransky is a former South African rugby union fly-half best known for kicking the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
musician ⓘ rock violinist ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2021 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Kansas
ⓘ
Steinhardt-Moon ⓘ |
| burialPlace | United States (exact location publicly unspecified) ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from acute pancreatitis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-05-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-07-17 ⓘ |
| familyName | Steinhardt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
progressive rock performance
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Eugene Steinhardt ⓘ |
| genre |
arena rock
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hairColor | long curly hair (visual trademark) ⓘ |
| instrument |
violin
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Kansas ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAlbumContribution |
Leftoverture
ⓘ
Point of Know Return ⓘ Song for America ⓘ |
| notableFeature | onstage banter and introductions at Kansas concerts ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to the classic 1970s sound of Kansas ⓘ |
| notableRole | frontman sharing lead vocals with Steve Walsh in Kansas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carry On Wayward Son
ⓘ
Dust in the Wind ⓘ |
| occupation |
rock musician
ⓘ
violinist ⓘ vocalist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Tampa, Florida, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Tampa, Florida
|
| positionHeld |
co-lead vocalist of Kansas
ⓘ
violinist of Kansas ⓘ |
| spouse | Cindy Steinhardt ⓘ |
| stageName | Robby Steinhardt ⓘ |
| startTime | 1970s (as member of Kansas) ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone rock vocalist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robby Steinhardt Description of subject: Robby Steinhardt was an American rock violinist and vocalist best known as a longtime member of the band Kansas, contributing prominently to their classic 1970s sound.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.