William Cleary
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William Cleary is a character in the film "Wedding Crashers," portrayed as the influential U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and father of Claire Cleary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Cleary canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17790299 — 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: William Cleary Context triple: [Claire Cleary, hasFamilyMember, William Cleary]
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A.
Tom Cleary
Tom Cleary is a brash, streetwise ambulance driver in the television series "The Knick," known for his rough demeanor and morally ambiguous schemes.
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B.
Martin Moscrop
Martin Moscrop is an English musician best known as the guitarist and trumpeter for the influential post-punk and funk band A Certain Ratio.
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C.
Gerald Palliser
Gerald Palliser is a fictional member of the aristocratic Palliser family in Anthony Trollope’s political novel series.
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D.
Gordon McIlwham
Gordon McIlwham is a former Scottish rugby union player, best known for his role as a prop and for representing Scotland at international level.
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E.
Frank P. MacLennan
Frank P. MacLennan was a prominent Kansas newspaper publisher and civic leader in the early 20th century.
- 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: William Cleary Target entity description: William Cleary is a character in the film "Wedding Crashers," portrayed as the influential U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and father of Claire Cleary.
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A.
Tom Cleary
Tom Cleary is a brash, streetwise ambulance driver in the television series "The Knick," known for his rough demeanor and morally ambiguous schemes.
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B.
Martin Moscrop
Martin Moscrop is an English musician best known as the guitarist and trumpeter for the influential post-punk and funk band A Certain Ratio.
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C.
Gerald Palliser
Gerald Palliser is a fictional member of the aristocratic Palliser family in Anthony Trollope’s political novel series.
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D.
Gordon McIlwham
Gordon McIlwham is a former Scottish rugby union player, best known for his role as a prop and for representing Scotland at international level.
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E.
Frank P. MacLennan
Frank P. MacLennan was a prominent Kansas newspaper publisher and civic leader in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.