Matthew Ashman
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Matthew Ashman was an English guitarist best known for his influential work in the late 1970s and early 1980s post-punk and new wave scenes, particularly with bands like Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew Ashman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18820178 — 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)
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Target entity: Matthew Ashman Context triple: [Adam and the Ants, hasFormerMember, Matthew Ashman]
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A.
Alan North
Alan North was an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authority figures such as police officers and military men.
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B.
Brad Silberling
Brad Silberling is an American film and television director known for movies such as "City of Angels," "Casper," and "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."
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C.
Jack Thorne
Jack Thorne is a British playwright and screenwriter known for works such as the stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" and numerous acclaimed film and television scripts.
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D.
Dave Stead
Dave Stead is an English drummer best known for his work with the pop-rock band The Beautiful South.
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E.
David Tyler
David Tyler is a British comedy producer and director known for his extensive work on radio and television shows, particularly for the BBC.
- 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: Matthew Ashman Target entity description: Matthew Ashman was an English guitarist best known for his influential work in the late 1970s and early 1980s post-punk and new wave scenes, particularly with bands like Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow.
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A.
Alan North
Alan North was an American character actor known for his roles in film and television, often portraying authority figures such as police officers and military men.
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B.
Brad Silberling
Brad Silberling is an American film and television director known for movies such as "City of Angels," "Casper," and "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."
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C.
Jack Thorne
Jack Thorne is a British playwright and screenwriter known for works such as the stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" and numerous acclaimed film and television scripts.
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D.
Dave Stead
Dave Stead is an English drummer best known for his work with the pop-rock band The Beautiful South.
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E.
David Tyler
David Tyler is a British comedy producer and director known for his extensive work on radio and television shows, particularly for the BBC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.