James Riordan (writer)
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James Riordan was a British writer, translator, and academic best known for his works on Russian literature, children’s fiction, and the history and culture of sport, particularly football.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Riordan (writer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20988447 — 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: James Riordan (writer) Context triple: [Riordan, hasNotableBearer, James Riordan (writer)]
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A.
Richard J. Riordan
Richard J. Riordan was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Republican politician who served as mayor of Los Angeles from 1993 to 2001.
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B.
David Anspaugh
David Anspaugh is an American film and television director best known for directing the sports dramas "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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C.
Stephen Meyers
Stephen Meyers is a savvy, idealistic political campaign press secretary portrayed by Ryan Gosling in the film "The Ides of March."
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D.
Michael L. Riordan
Michael L. Riordan is an American physician and entrepreneur best known as the founding CEO of the biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.
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E.
R. J. Pineiro
R. J. Pineiro is a Cuban-American author and screenwriter best known for his techno-thriller novels and work in action and war-themed films.
- 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 Riordan (writer) Target entity description: James Riordan was a British writer, translator, and academic best known for his works on Russian literature, children’s fiction, and the history and culture of sport, particularly football.
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A.
Richard J. Riordan
Richard J. Riordan was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Republican politician who served as mayor of Los Angeles from 1993 to 2001.
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B.
David Anspaugh
David Anspaugh is an American film and television director best known for directing the sports dramas "Hoosiers" and "Rudy."
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C.
Stephen Meyers
Stephen Meyers is a savvy, idealistic political campaign press secretary portrayed by Ryan Gosling in the film "The Ides of March."
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D.
Michael L. Riordan
Michael L. Riordan is an American physician and entrepreneur best known as the founding CEO of the biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences.
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E.
R. J. Pineiro
R. J. Pineiro is a Cuban-American author and screenwriter best known for his techno-thriller novels and work in action and war-themed films.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.