Glenn Tipton
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Glenn Tipton is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as a longtime member and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glenn Tipton canonical | 8 |
| Glenn Raymond Tipton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5198530 — 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: Glenn Tipton Context triple: [These Chains, composer, Glenn Tipton]
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A.
Bernie Marsden
Bernie Marsden is an English rock and blues guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of Whitesnake and co-writer of several of the band’s biggest hits.
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B.
Ian Paice
Ian Paice is an English rock drummer best known as the longtime drummer for Deep Purple and for his work with other hard rock bands.
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C.
Gary Moore
Gary Moore was a Northern Irish guitarist and singer-songwriter renowned for his emotive blues-rock playing and work with bands like Thin Lizzy as well as his solo career.
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D.
Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter best known as the charismatic frontman and primary songwriter of the rock band Thin Lizzy.
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E.
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter is the rebellious, pirate-radio–hosting teenager who challenges authority and inspires his peers in the 1990 cult film "Pump Up the Volume."
- 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: Glenn Tipton Target entity description: Glenn Tipton is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as a longtime member and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest.
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A.
Bernie Marsden
Bernie Marsden is an English rock and blues guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of Whitesnake and co-writer of several of the band’s biggest hits.
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B.
Ian Paice
Ian Paice is an English rock drummer best known as the longtime drummer for Deep Purple and for his work with other hard rock bands.
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C.
Gary Moore
Gary Moore was a Northern Irish guitarist and singer-songwriter renowned for his emotive blues-rock playing and work with bands like Thin Lizzy as well as his solo career.
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D.
Phil Lynott
Phil Lynott was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter best known as the charismatic frontman and primary songwriter of the rock band Thin Lizzy.
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E.
Mark Hunter
Mark Hunter is the rebellious, pirate-radio–hosting teenager who challenges authority and inspires his peers in the 1990 cult film "Pump Up the Volume."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Ian Hill
ⓘ
KK Downing ⓘ Richie Faulkner ⓘ Rob Halford ⓘ Scott Travis ⓘ |
| awardReceived | inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Judas Priest ⓘ |
| birthName |
Glenn Raymond Tipton
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenn Tipton
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-10-25 ⓘ |
| familyName | Tipton ⓘ |
| genre |
hard rock
ⓘ
heavy metal ⓘ |
| genreInnovation | development of twin-guitar harmonies in heavy metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Glenn ⓘ |
| instrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| medicalCondition |
Parkinson’s disease (publicly disclosed)
ⓘ
linked to:
Parkinson's disease
|
| memberOf | Judas Priest ⓘ |
| name | Glenn Tipton ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature | complex, classically influenced metal guitar solos ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Beyond the Realms of Death
ⓘ
Breaking the Law ⓘ Electric Eye ⓘ Freewheel Burning ⓘ Living After Midnight ⓘ Painkiller ⓘ The Hellion / Electric Eye ⓘ Turbo Lover ⓘ Victim of Changes ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Angel of Retribution (album)
ⓘ
linked to:
Angel of Retribution
Baptizm of Fire (solo album) ⓘ British Steel (album) ⓘ Defenders of the Faith (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Defenders of the Faith
Edge of the World (solo album) ⓘ Firepower (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Firepower
Painkiller (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Painkiller
Sad Wings of Destiny (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Sad Wings of Destiny
Screaming for Vengeance (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Screaming for Vengeance
Stained Class (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Stained Class
Turbo (album) ⓘ
linked to:
Turbo
guitar work with Judas Priest ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
ⓘ
musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Blackheath, Staffordshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Blackheath, West Midlands
|
| positionHeld | lead guitarist of Judas Priest ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Columbia Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ Sony Music ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Music Entertainment
|
| startTime | 1974 (joined Judas Priest) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glenn Tipton Description of subject: Glenn Tipton is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as a longtime member and lead guitarist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest.
Referenced by (9)
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