Lester
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Lester is a masculine given name of English origin, famously borne by guitarist and inventor Lester William Polsfuss, better known as Les Paul.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lester canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12684257 — 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: Lester Context triple: [Lester William Polsfuss, givenName, Lester]
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Lester
Lester is a small town located in Raleigh County in the southern part of West Virginia, United States.
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B.
Lester
Lester is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including the diplomat Seán Lester.
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C.
Lester
Lester is the central character in the 2016 puzzle-platform video game "Mekazoo" (also known as "Makers" in some regions), around whom the game's story and gameplay revolve.
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D.
Lester
Lester is the given name of Lester B. Pearson, the Canadian diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and 14th prime minister of Canada.
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E.
Lester
Lester is the given first name of American actor, musician, and comedian Smiley Burnette, known for his roles in Western films and as Gene Autry’s sidekick.
- 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: Lester Target entity description: Lester is a masculine given name of English origin, famously borne by guitarist and inventor Lester William Polsfuss, better known as Les Paul.
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A.
Lester
Lester is the given name of Lester B. Pearson, the Canadian diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and 14th prime minister of Canada.
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B.
Lester
Lester is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals, including the diplomat Seán Lester.
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C.
Lester
Lester is the central character in the 2016 puzzle-platform video game "Mekazoo" (also known as "Makers" in some regions), around whom the game's story and gameplay revolve.
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D.
Lester
Lester is a small town located in Raleigh County in the southern part of West Virginia, United States.
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E.
Lester
Lester is the given first name of American actor, musician, and comedian Smiley Burnette, known for his roles in Western films and as Gene Autry’s sidekick.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.