Walter Ryan
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Walter Ryan is a drummer best known for his early work with the American heavy metal band Machine Head.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Walter Ryan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22005829 — 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: Walter Ryan Context triple: [Machine Head, formerMember, Walter Ryan]
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A.
Gerald Hagey
Gerald Hagey was a Canadian academic and administrator best known as the founding president who led the development of the University of Waterloo into a major institution.
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B.
Jim Cregan
Jim Cregan is an English rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Rod Stewart and contributions to several of Stewart’s hit songs.
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C.
Dennis McNulty
Dennis McNulty is a designer known for his work on the wooden roller coaster Shivering Timbers.
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D.
Maurice Walsh
Maurice Walsh was an Irish author best known for writing the short story that inspired the film "The Quiet Man."
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E.
Dan O'Keefe
Dan O'Keefe is an American television writer and producer best known for bringing the holiday of Festivus to mainstream culture through his work on the sitcom "Seinfeld."
- 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: Walter Ryan Target entity description: Walter Ryan is a drummer best known for his early work with the American heavy metal band Machine Head.
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A.
Gerald Hagey
Gerald Hagey was a Canadian academic and administrator best known as the founding president who led the development of the University of Waterloo into a major institution.
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B.
Jim Cregan
Jim Cregan is an English rock guitarist, songwriter, and producer best known for his long-time collaboration with Rod Stewart and contributions to several of Stewart’s hit songs.
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C.
Dennis McNulty
Dennis McNulty is a designer known for his work on the wooden roller coaster Shivering Timbers.
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D.
Maurice Walsh
Maurice Walsh was an Irish author best known for writing the short story that inspired the film "The Quiet Man."
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E.
Dan O'Keefe
Dan O'Keefe is an American television writer and producer best known for bringing the holiday of Festivus to mainstream culture through his work on the sitcom "Seinfeld."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.