Krist Novoselic
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Krist Novoselic is an American musician best known as the bassist and co-founder of the influential grunge band Nirvana.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krist Novoselic canonical | 44 |
| Krist Anthony Novoselic | 1 |
| Novoselic | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3926629 — 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: Krist Novoselic Context triple: [Nevermind, mainPerformer, Krist Novoselic]
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A.
Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood was the charismatic lead singer of the Seattle band Mother Love Bone whose death from a heroin overdose inspired the creation of the tribute supergroup Temple of the Dog.
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B.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was the iconic frontman and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana, whose raw, emotionally charged music and troubled life made him a defining figure of 1990s rock.
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C.
Mike McCready
Mike McCready is an American rock guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Pearl Jam and for his influential role in the Seattle grunge scene.
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D.
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain is an American session and touring drummer renowned for his work with numerous prominent rock and pop artists and his brief early stint with Pearl Jam.
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E.
Billy Costigan
Billy Costigan is the undercover Massachusetts State Police officer infiltrating the Irish mob in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller film "The Departed."
- 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: Krist Novoselic Target entity description: Krist Novoselic is an American musician best known as the bassist and co-founder of the influential grunge band Nirvana.
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A.
Andrew Wood
Andrew Wood was the charismatic lead singer of the Seattle band Mother Love Bone whose death from a heroin overdose inspired the creation of the tribute supergroup Temple of the Dog.
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B.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was the iconic frontman and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana, whose raw, emotionally charged music and troubled life made him a defining figure of 1990s rock.
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C.
Mike McCready
Mike McCready is an American rock guitarist best known as the lead guitarist for Pearl Jam and for his influential role in the Seattle grunge scene.
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D.
Matt Chamberlain
Matt Chamberlain is an American session and touring drummer renowned for his work with numerous prominent rock and pop artists and his brief early stint with Pearl Jam.
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E.
Billy Costigan
Billy Costigan is the undercover Massachusetts State Police officer infiltrating the Irish mob in Martin Scorsese’s crime thriller film "The Departed."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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bassist ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| advocacy | electoral reform in the United States ⓘ |
| associatedBand |
Eyes Adrift
ⓘ
Flipper ⓘ Giants in the Trees ⓘ Nirvana ⓘ Sweet 75 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dave Grohl
ⓘ
Kurt Cobain ⓘ |
| authored | Of Grunge and Government: Let’s Fix This Broken Democracy ⓘ |
| coFounded | Nirvana ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-05-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Croatian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Novoselic
ⓘ
linked to:
Krist Novoselic
|
| fullName |
Krist Anthony Novoselic
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linked to:
Krist Novoselic
|
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
grunge ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Krist ⓘ |
| grewUpIn |
Aberdeen, Washington, United States
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linked to:
Aberdeen, Washington
|
| height | approximately 2.01 m ⓘ |
| instrument |
accordion
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bass guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the bassist of Nirvana
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co-founding Nirvana ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nirvana ⓘ |
| notableEvent | inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nirvana in 2014 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Nirvana ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ political activist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
MTV Unplugged in New York performance with Nirvana
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linked to:
Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)
recording of the album Bleach ⓘ recording of the album In Utero ⓘ recording of the album Nevermind ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Compton, California, United States
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linked to:
Compton, California
|
| politicalAffiliation |
Democratic Party (United States)
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linked to:
Democratic Party
|
| residence | Washington, United States ⓘ |
| website | https://www.novoselic.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Krist Novoselic Description of subject: Krist Novoselic is an American musician best known as the bassist and co-founder of the influential grunge band Nirvana.
Referenced by (46)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Krist Novoselic
linked to: Krist Novoselic
subject linked to:
Nirvana – Bleach
subject linked to:
Nirvana song "Heart-Shaped Box"
subject linked to:
Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York (1993)