Anton Corbijn
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Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer and filmmaker renowned for his stark, atmospheric imagery and iconic collaborations with rock bands such as U2 and Depeche Mode.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anton Corbijn canonical | 18 |
| Corbijn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1130642 — 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: Anton Corbijn Context triple: [The Joshua Tree, photographer, Anton Corbijn]
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A.
Sebastian Baden
Sebastian Baden is a German art historian and curator who serves as director of the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions.
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B.
Jared Leto
Jared Leto is an American actor and musician known for his intense, transformative performances in films such as "Requiem for a Dream," "Dallas Buyers Club," and "Suicide Squad," as well as for being the lead vocalist of the band Thirty Seconds to Mars.
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C.
Tim Roth
Tim Roth is an English actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction," and "Rob Roy," as well as his collaborations with directors like Quentin Tarantino.
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D.
Don Black
Don Black is an American white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader best known for founding the extremist website Stormfront.
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E.
Andrew Lesnie
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer best known for his Oscar-winning work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
- 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: Anton Corbijn Target entity description: Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer and filmmaker renowned for his stark, atmospheric imagery and iconic collaborations with rock bands such as U2 and Depeche Mode.
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A.
Sebastian Baden
Sebastian Baden is a German art historian and curator who serves as director of the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, one of Europe’s leading contemporary art institutions.
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B.
Jared Leto
Jared Leto is an American actor and musician known for his intense, transformative performances in films such as "Requiem for a Dream," "Dallas Buyers Club," and "Suicide Squad," as well as for being the lead vocalist of the band Thirty Seconds to Mars.
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C.
Tim Roth
Tim Roth is an English actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in films such as "Reservoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction," and "Rob Roy," as well as his collaborations with directors like Quentin Tarantino.
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D.
Don Black
Don Black is an American white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader best known for founding the extremist website Stormfront.
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E.
Andrew Lesnie
Andrew Lesnie was an Australian cinematographer best known for his Oscar-winning work on Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ music video director ⓘ photographer ⓘ portrait photographer ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| birthName | Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Depeche Mode
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Joy Division ⓘ Metallica ⓘ Nick Cave ⓘ Nirvana ⓘ R.E.M. ⓘ U2 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955-05-20 ⓘ |
| directed |
A Most Wanted Man
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Control ⓘ Life ⓘ The American ⓘ |
| directedMusicVideoFor |
Depeche Mode
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Echo & the Bunnymen ⓘ Joy Division ⓘ Metallica ⓘ Nirvana ⓘ U2 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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music videos ⓘ photography ⓘ |
| genre |
music portraiture
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rock photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
black-and-white photography
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portrait photography of musicians ⓘ stark atmospheric imagery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| name | Anton Corbijn ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableSubject |
Bono
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Dave Gahan ⓘ Ian Curtis ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Most Wanted Man
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Control ⓘ Life ⓘ The American ⓘ collaborations with Depeche Mode ⓘ collaborations with U2 ⓘ music videos for Depeche Mode ⓘ music videos for Metallica ⓘ music videos for Nirvana ⓘ music videos for U2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ music video director ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Strijen, Netherlands ⓘ |
| style |
high-contrast black-and-white imagery
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minimalist composition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anton Corbijn Description of subject: Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer and filmmaker renowned for his stark, atmospheric imagery and iconic collaborations with rock bands such as U2 and Depeche Mode.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
One
subject linked to:
A Most Wanted Man
subject linked to:
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard
linked to: Anton Corbijn
subject linked to:
Arcade Fire album "Reflektor"
subject linked to:
Where's the Revolution