James Johnston
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James Johnston is a British musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as a guitarist and collaborator with the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Johnston canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19936245 — 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: James Johnston Context triple: [Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, hasMember, James Johnston]
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A.
James Johnston
James Johnston is a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Biffy Clyro.
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B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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C.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a Scottish statesman and diplomat who served as Secretary of State for Scotland during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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D.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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E.
Arthur Johnston
Arthur Johnston was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on early Hollywood film scores and popular songs in the 1920s and 1930s.
- 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: James Johnston Target entity description: James Johnston is a British musician and multi-instrumentalist best known as a guitarist and collaborator with the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
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A.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a militia officer who played a leadership role on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War, notably at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
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B.
James Johnston
James Johnston was a Scottish statesman and diplomat who served as Secretary of State for Scotland during the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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C.
James Johnston
James Johnston is a Scottish musician best known as the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Biffy Clyro.
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D.
James Johnstone
James Johnstone was a British newspaper proprietor best known for establishing the London daily newspaper that became the Evening Standard.
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E.
Arthur Johnston
Arthur Johnston was an American composer and songwriter best known for his work on early Hollywood film scores and popular songs in the 1920s and 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.