Alexander McDonald
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Alexander McDonald was a historical figure significant enough in regional or state history that McDonald County in Missouri was named in his honor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander McDonald canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19560743 — 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: Alexander McDonald Context triple: [McDonald County, Missouri, namedAfter, Alexander McDonald]
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A.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald is the father of Scottish actor David Tennant.
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B.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald was the individual after whom the borough of McDonald, Pennsylvania, was named, likely a prominent local landowner or early settler associated with the town’s founding.
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C.
Hector McDonald
Hector McDonald is a fictional character appearing in the 1930 crime drama film "The Unholy Three."
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D.
Alexander McNair
Alexander McNair was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Missouri in the early 19th century.
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E.
Alex McKenzie
Alex McKenzie is a meteorologist and founder associated with the establishment of the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire.
- 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: Alexander McDonald Target entity description: Alexander McDonald was a historical figure significant enough in regional or state history that McDonald County in Missouri was named in his honor.
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A.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald is the father of Scottish actor David Tennant.
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B.
Alexander McDonald
Alexander McDonald was the individual after whom the borough of McDonald, Pennsylvania, was named, likely a prominent local landowner or early settler associated with the town’s founding.
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C.
Hector McDonald
Hector McDonald is a fictional character appearing in the 1930 crime drama film "The Unholy Three."
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D.
Alexander McNair
Alexander McNair was an American politician who became the first governor of the state of Missouri in the early 19th century.
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E.
Alex McKenzie
Alex McKenzie is a meteorologist and founder associated with the establishment of the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.