John Riley
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John Riley was an Irish-born soldier who famously led the Saint Patrick's Battalion, a unit of mostly Irish and other European immigrants that fought for Mexico during the Mexican–American War.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Riley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12519584 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Riley Context triple: [Saint Patrick's Battalion, commander, John Riley]
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A.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as the neurotic patient Elliot Carlin on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
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B.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley is a notable figure in ice hockey, best known as a successful coach and influential contributor to the sport, for whom the Riley Cup championship trophy was named.
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C.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
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D.
Mat Burke
Mat Burke is a central character in Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," portrayed as a rugged Irish stoker whose passionate relationship with Anna drives much of the drama’s emotional conflict.
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E.
Jack Driscoll
Jack Driscoll is a central heroic character in the 1933 film "King Kong," serving as the ship's first mate and the primary human protagonist who helps rescue Ann Darrow from the giant ape.
- 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: John Riley Target entity description: John Riley was an Irish-born soldier who famously led the Saint Patrick's Battalion, a unit of mostly Irish and other European immigrants that fought for Mexico during the Mexican–American War.
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A.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley was an American actor and comedian best known for his role as the neurotic patient Elliot Carlin on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show."
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B.
Jack Riley
Jack Riley is a notable figure in ice hockey, best known as a successful coach and influential contributor to the sport, for whom the Riley Cup championship trophy was named.
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C.
Luke Murray
Luke Murray is an American basketball coach known for his assistant coaching roles at several major college programs and as the son of actor Bill Murray.
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D.
Mat Burke
Mat Burke is a central character in Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," portrayed as a rugged Irish stoker whose passionate relationship with Anna drives much of the drama’s emotional conflict.
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E.
Jack Driscoll
Jack Driscoll is a central heroic character in the 1933 film "King Kong," serving as the ship's first mate and the primary human protagonist who helps rescue Ann Darrow from the giant ape.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.