Neil Reid
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Neil Reid is a Scottish former child singer who gained fame in the early 1970s after winning the television talent show "Opportunity Knocks."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neil Reid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12209723 — 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: Neil Reid Context triple: [Ian Fletcher, hasColleague, Neil Reid]
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A.
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell was a prominent Scottish figurative painter known for his complex, narrative-rich canvases and his role in the resurgence of Scottish art in the 1980s.
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B.
Ricky Ross
Ricky Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the pop-rock band Deacon Blue.
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C.
Neil MacNeil
Neil MacNeil was a prominent American journalist and longtime congressional correspondent for Time magazine, known for his authoritative coverage of the U.S. Congress.
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D.
Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
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E.
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as the historical drama "Rob Roy."
- 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: Neil Reid Target entity description: Neil Reid is a Scottish former child singer who gained fame in the early 1970s after winning the television talent show "Opportunity Knocks."
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A.
Steven Campbell
Steven Campbell was a prominent Scottish figurative painter known for his complex, narrative-rich canvases and his role in the resurgence of Scottish art in the 1980s.
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B.
Ricky Ross
Ricky Ross is a Scottish singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the pop-rock band Deacon Blue.
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C.
Neil MacNeil
Neil MacNeil was a prominent American journalist and longtime congressional correspondent for Time magazine, known for his authoritative coverage of the U.S. Congress.
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D.
Alan MacDonald
Alan MacDonald was a British production designer and art director known for his stylish, visually distinctive work on films such as "Bright Young Things," "The Queen," and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel."
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E.
Brian McCardie
Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as the historical drama "Rob Roy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ian Fletcher