John Broughton
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John Broughton was a Royal Navy officer best known for commanding the 44-gun frigate HMS Indefatigable during the late 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Broughton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14753978 — 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: John Broughton Context triple: [HMS Indefatigable (1794), captain, John Broughton]
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A.
John Brotherton
John Brotherton is an American actor known for his roles in horror films like "The Conjuring" and television series such as "Fuller House."
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B.
George Aislabie
George Aislabie was an 18th-century English figure known primarily as the son of prominent politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer John Aislabie.
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C.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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D.
John Norreys
John Norreys was an English soldier and commander of the late 16th century, noted for his prominent role in Elizabethan military campaigns in Europe.
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E.
Henry Swinton
Henry Swinton is a notable member of the Swinton family, recognized for his prominence within this lineage.
- 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 Broughton Target entity description: John Broughton was a Royal Navy officer best known for commanding the 44-gun frigate HMS Indefatigable during the late 18th century.
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A.
John Brotherton
John Brotherton is an American actor known for his roles in horror films like "The Conjuring" and television series such as "Fuller House."
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B.
George Aislabie
George Aislabie was an 18th-century English figure known primarily as the son of prominent politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer John Aislabie.
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C.
William Orlamond
William Orlamond was a Danish-born American character actor of the silent film era who appeared in numerous Hollywood productions in the 1910s and 1920s.
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D.
John Norreys
John Norreys was an English soldier and commander of the late 16th century, noted for his prominent role in Elizabethan military campaigns in Europe.
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E.
Henry Swinton
Henry Swinton is a grieving father in the film "A.I. Artificial Intelligence," whose complex relationship with the robotic boy David explores themes of love, loss, and what it means to be human.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.