Ian Wood
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Ian Wood is a Scottish businessman best known as the founder and former chairman of the global energy services company John Wood Group PLC.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ian Wood canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21806761 — 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: Ian Wood Context triple: [John Wood Group PLC, foundedBy, Ian Wood]
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A.
Alan Shallcross
Alan Shallcross was a British television producer best known for his work on acclaimed drama and anthology series for the BBC.
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B.
Alastair Hignell
Alastair Hignell is a former England rugby union international, first-class cricketer, and later a respected sports broadcaster and advocate for multiple sclerosis awareness.
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C.
Giles Townsend
Giles Townsend is a member of the Townsend family, known primarily as a son of British Royal Air Force officer and royal associate Peter Wooldridge Townsend.
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D.
Ian Stanley
Ian Stanley is a British musician and songwriter best known as a former keyboardist and co-writer for the band Tears for Fears.
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E.
Alasdair Steedman
Alasdair Steedman was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of the RAF’s Fighter Command.
- 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: Ian Wood Target entity description: Ian Wood is a Scottish businessman best known as the founder and former chairman of the global energy services company John Wood Group PLC.
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A.
Alan Shallcross
Alan Shallcross was a British television producer best known for his work on acclaimed drama and anthology series for the BBC.
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B.
Alastair Hignell
Alastair Hignell is a former England rugby union international, first-class cricketer, and later a respected sports broadcaster and advocate for multiple sclerosis awareness.
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C.
Giles Townsend
Giles Townsend is a member of the Townsend family, known primarily as a son of British Royal Air Force officer and royal associate Peter Wooldridge Townsend.
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D.
Ian Stanley
Ian Stanley is a British musician and songwriter best known as a former keyboardist and co-writer for the band Tears for Fears.
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E.
Alasdair Steedman
Alasdair Steedman was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to high command, including leadership of the RAF’s Fighter Command.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.