Richard McKenna
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Richard McKenna was an American author and former U.S. Navy sailor best known for his novel "The Sand Pebbles," which drew on his naval experiences in China.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12224990 — 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: Richard McKenna Context triple: [The Sand Pebbles, authorOfSourceWork, Richard McKenna]
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A.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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B.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
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C.
Richard McGinn
Richard McGinn is an American business executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies during the late 1990s.
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D.
Ed McHugh
Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
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E.
Douglas McGrath
Douglas McGrath was an American screenwriter, director, and actor known for his literary adaptations and collaborations with Woody Allen.
- 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: Richard McKenna Target entity description: Richard McKenna was an American author and former U.S. Navy sailor best known for his novel "The Sand Pebbles," which drew on his naval experiences in China.
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A.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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B.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
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C.
Richard McGinn
Richard McGinn is an American business executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies during the late 1990s.
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D.
Ed McHugh
Ed McHugh is a relative of American character actor Frank McHugh, who was known for his prolific work in early 20th-century film and theater.
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E.
Douglas McGrath
Douglas McGrath was an American screenwriter, director, and actor known for his literary adaptations and collaborations with Woody Allen.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.