Jayasuriya
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Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan surname most famously associated with Sanath Jayasuriya, the explosive former Sri Lankan cricket captain and all-rounder.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jayasuriya canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18599295 — 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: Jayasuriya Context triple: [Sanath Jayasuriya, familyName, Jayasuriya]
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A.
Karu Jayasuriya
Karu Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan politician who has served in senior government roles, including as Speaker of the Parliament.
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B.
A. P. Jayasuriya
A. P. Jayasuriya was a Sri Lankan politician best known as one of the key founders of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, a major political force in the country.
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C.
Akila Mahendra
Akila Mahendra is known as the spouse of acclaimed Indian cinematographer and filmmaker Balu Mahendra.
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D.
Aravinda de Silva
Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the country’s greatest batsmen and a key architect of their 1996 Cricket World Cup triumph.
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E.
Anil Tissera
Anil Tissera is a Sri Lankan-born forensic anthropologist and the protagonist of Michael Ondaatje’s novel "Anil’s Ghost," who returns to her homeland to investigate political violence and human rights abuses.
- 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: Jayasuriya Target entity description: Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan surname most famously associated with Sanath Jayasuriya, the explosive former Sri Lankan cricket captain and all-rounder.
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A.
Karu Jayasuriya
Karu Jayasuriya is a Sri Lankan politician who has served in senior government roles, including as Speaker of the Parliament.
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B.
A. P. Jayasuriya
A. P. Jayasuriya was a Sri Lankan politician best known as one of the key founders of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, a major political force in the country.
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C.
Akila Mahendra
Akila Mahendra is known as the spouse of acclaimed Indian cinematographer and filmmaker Balu Mahendra.
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D.
Aravinda de Silva
Aravinda de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer renowned as one of the country’s greatest batsmen and a key architect of their 1996 Cricket World Cup triumph.
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E.
Anil Tissera
Anil Tissera is a Sri Lankan-born forensic anthropologist and the protagonist of Michael Ondaatje’s novel "Anil’s Ghost," who returns to her homeland to investigate political violence and human rights abuses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.