William Shaw
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William Shaw is a crime fiction author known for his contemporary detective novels and membership in the Detection Club.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Shaw canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20416799 — 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: William Shaw Context triple: [Detection Club, hasMember, William Shaw]
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William Shaw
William Shaw is a central pirate character in the 1995 adventure film "Cutthroat Island," known for partnering with the protagonist in a quest for buried treasure.
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B.
William Shaw
William Shaw was an Irish nationalist politician who led the Home Rule movement in the late 19th century and served as chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
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C.
Montague Shaw
Montague Shaw was an Australian-born character actor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his supporting roles in numerous serials and adventure films.
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D.
John Shaw
John Shaw is a musician best known as a member of the American noise rock band Magik Markers.
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E.
Arthur Shaw
Arthur Shaw is the wealthy, duplicitous financier and primary antagonist targeted for revenge in the comedy heist film "Tower Heist."
- 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: William Shaw Target entity description: William Shaw is a crime fiction author known for his contemporary detective novels and membership in the Detection Club.
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A.
William Shaw
William Shaw is a central pirate character in the 1995 adventure film "Cutthroat Island," known for partnering with the protagonist in a quest for buried treasure.
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B.
William Shaw
William Shaw was an Irish nationalist politician who led the Home Rule movement in the late 19th century and served as chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party.
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C.
Montague Shaw
Montague Shaw was an Australian-born character actor active in early 20th-century American cinema, known for his supporting roles in numerous serials and adventure films.
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D.
John Shaw
John Shaw is a musician best known as a member of the American noise rock band Magik Markers.
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E.
Arthur Shaw
Arthur Shaw is the wealthy, duplicitous financier and primary antagonist targeted for revenge in the comedy heist film "Tower Heist."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.