Tony Costa
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Tony Costa is a character in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series, known as a young Gyptian boy who becomes a victim of the sinister experiments conducted by the General Oblation Board.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Costa | 2 |
| Tony Costa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12531597 — 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: Tony Costa Context triple: [Ma Costa, hasChild, Tony Costa]
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A.
Matt Costa
Matt Costa is an American singer-songwriter and musician known for his melodic indie folk and surf-influenced acoustic rock.
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B.
Robert Costa
Robert Costa is an American political journalist and author known for his in-depth reporting on U.S. politics and coauthoring high-profile books on the Trump era.
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C.
Michael Cerda
Michael Cerda is a media and technology executive and producer known for his work in digital entertainment and content development.
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D.
John Duarte
John Duarte is a Republican politician and businessman serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district.
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E.
Tony Plana
Tony Plana is a Cuban-American actor and director best known for his role as Ignacio Suarez on the television series "Ugly Betty."
- 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: Tony Costa Target entity description: Tony Costa is a character in Philip Pullman’s "His Dark Materials" series, known as a young Gyptian boy who becomes a victim of the sinister experiments conducted by the General Oblation Board.
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A.
Matt Costa
Matt Costa is an American singer-songwriter and musician known for his melodic indie folk and surf-influenced acoustic rock.
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B.
Robert Costa
Robert Costa is an American political journalist and author known for his in-depth reporting on U.S. politics and coauthoring high-profile books on the Trump era.
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C.
Michael Cerda
Michael Cerda is a media and technology executive and producer known for his work in digital entertainment and content development.
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D.
John Duarte
John Duarte is a Republican politician and businessman serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 13th congressional district.
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E.
Tony Plana
Tony Plana is a Cuban-American actor and director best known for his role as Ignacio Suarez on the television series "Ugly Betty."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ma Costa
subject surface form:
Ma Costa
this entity surface form:
Billy Costa
subject surface form:
Ma Costa
subject surface form:
Ma Costa
this entity surface form:
Billy Costa