Wyn Cooper

E322994

person poem poet song songwriter

Wyn Cooper is an American poet and songwriter whose poem inspired the lyrics to Sheryl Crow’s hit song “All I Wanna Do.”

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Wyn Cooper canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3047428 — 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: Wyn Cooper
Context triple: [All I Wanna Do, writer, Wyn Cooper]

A. Cator Woolford
Cator Woolford was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the credit reporting company that became Equifax.
B. Gwyn Conger
Gwyn Conger was an American singer best known as the second wife of novelist John Steinbeck and the mother of two of his sons.
C. Brian Wright
Brian Wright is an NBA executive best known as the general manager responsible for overseeing basketball operations and roster decisions for the San Antonio Spurs.
D. Alan Cox
Alan Cox is a prominent British software engineer best known for his extensive work on the Linux kernel and long-standing contributions to the free software movement.
E. Andrew Wyke
Andrew Wyke is a wealthy, manipulative crime novelist whose elaborate mind games drive the psychological thriller at the heart of the film "Sleuth" (1972).
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: Wyn Cooper
Target entity description: Wyn Cooper is an American poet and songwriter whose poem inspired the lyrics to Sheryl Crow’s hit song “All I Wanna Do.”

A. Cator Woolford
Cator Woolford was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of the credit reporting company that became Equifax.
B. Gwyn Conger
Gwyn Conger was an American singer best known as the second wife of novelist John Steinbeck and the mother of two of his sons.
C. Brian Wright
Brian Wright is an NBA executive best known as the general manager responsible for overseeing basketball operations and roster decisions for the San Antonio Spurs.
D. Philip Pugh
Philip Pugh is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Pugh.
E. Alan Cox
Alan Cox is a prominent British software engineer best known for his extensive work on the Linux kernel and long-standing contributions to the free software movement.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	person ⓘ poem ⓘ poet ⓘ song ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
author	Wyn Cooper ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt	Hampshire College ⓘ University of Utah ⓘ
genre	poetry ⓘ song lyrics ⓘ
hasCollaboratedWith	David Broza ⓘ Don Dixon ⓘ Madison Smartt Bell ⓘ Sheryl Crow ⓘ
hasLivedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Massachusetts ⓘ Montana ⓘ New York ⓘ Vermont ⓘ
hasRole	consultant ⓘ editor ⓘ teacher ⓘ
hasTaughtAt	Bennington College ⓘ Marlboro College ⓘ The Frost Place ⓘ UCLA Extension ⓘ University of Utah ⓘ
hasWrittenText	Fun ⓘ linked to: Fun.
inspiredWork	All I Wanna Do ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
lyricsInspiredBy	Fun ⓘ linked to: Fun.
notableFor	poem that inspired the lyrics to Sheryl Crow’s song "All I Wanna Do" ⓘ
notableWork	Chaos is the New Calm ⓘ Fun ⓘ linked to: FUN! Mars Poetica ⓘ Postcards from the Interior ⓘ The Country of Here Below ⓘ
occupation	poet ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
performer	Sheryl Crow ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Vermont ⓘ