Curtis
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Curtis Mayfield was an influential American soul and funk singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer known for his socially conscious music and work with The Impressions as well as his solo career.
All labels observed (1)
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| Curtis canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12204044 — 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)
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Target entity: Curtis Context triple: [Curtis Mayfield, givenName, Curtis]
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Curtis
Curtis is a common English surname of Norman origin, historically meaning "courteous" or "polite."
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B.
Curt
Curt Schilling is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his postseason performances and World Series titles with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Jake Curtis
Jake Curtis is a British filmmaker and photographer, known as the son of screenwriter-director Richard Curtis and broadcaster Emma Freud.
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D.
Garrett
Garrett is a masculine given name of Old French and Germanic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
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E.
Rey Curtis
Rey Curtis is a principled yet often rigid NYPD detective on the television series "Law & Order," known for his strong moral convictions and partnership with veteran detective Lennie Briscoe.
- 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: Curtis Target entity description: Curtis Mayfield was an influential American soul and funk singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer known for his socially conscious music and work with The Impressions as well as his solo career.
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A.
Curtis
Curtis is a common English surname of Norman origin, historically meaning "courteous" or "polite."
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B.
Curt
Curt Schilling is a former Major League Baseball pitcher best known for his postseason performances and World Series titles with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox.
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C.
Jake Curtis
Jake Curtis is a British filmmaker and photographer, known as the son of screenwriter-director Richard Curtis and broadcaster Emma Freud.
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D.
Jack Curtiss
Jack Curtiss is a lesser-known pseudonym of Jacob Kurtzberg, the legendary comic book creator better known as Jack Kirby.
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E.
Garrett
Garrett is a masculine given name of Old French and Germanic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.