Stephen Obata
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Stephen Obata is known primarily as the son of renowned Japanese-American architect Gyo Obata, co-founder of the global design firm HOK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stephen Obata canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23183591 — 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: Stephen Obata Context triple: [Gyo Obata, child, Stephen Obata]
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A.
Michael Shiosaki
Michael Shiosaki is an American parks and recreation professional who is publicly known as the husband of former Seattle mayor Ed Murray.
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B.
Michael Otsuka
Michael Otsuka is a political philosopher known for his work on left-libertarianism, distributive justice, and the ethics of risk.
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C.
Mark Yoshikawa
Mark Yoshikawa is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the final installment of The Hunger Games series.
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D.
Mike Yanagita
Mike Yanagita is a minor but memorable character in the film "Fargo," known for his awkward and unsettling reunion scene with police chief Marge Gunderson.
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E.
James Shigeta
James Shigeta was a pioneering Japanese American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and his groundbreaking presence as an Asian American romantic lead.
- 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: Stephen Obata Target entity description: Stephen Obata is known primarily as the son of renowned Japanese-American architect Gyo Obata, co-founder of the global design firm HOK.
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A.
Michael Shiosaki
Michael Shiosaki is an American parks and recreation professional who is publicly known as the husband of former Seattle mayor Ed Murray.
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B.
Michael Otsuka
Michael Otsuka is a political philosopher known for his work on left-libertarianism, distributive justice, and the ethics of risk.
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C.
Mark Yoshikawa
Mark Yoshikawa is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the final installment of The Hunger Games series.
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D.
Mike Yanagita
Mike Yanagita is a minor but memorable character in the film "Fargo," known for his awkward and unsettling reunion scene with police chief Marge Gunderson.
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E.
James Shigeta
James Shigeta was a pioneering Japanese American actor and singer best known for his leading roles in mid-20th-century Hollywood films and his groundbreaking presence as an Asian American romantic lead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gyo Obata, FAIA