Robert Noah
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Robert Noah is the Swiss-German father of comedian and former "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, known from Trevor's memoir for his complex role in raising a mixed-race child under apartheid in South Africa.
All labels observed (1)
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| Robert Noah canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6596671 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert Noah Context triple: [Trevor Noah, father, Robert Noah]
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Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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B.
Orestes Brownson
Orestes Brownson was a 19th-century American intellectual, essayist, and social critic known for his evolving religious and political views and his influential role in New England philosophical and theological debates.
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C.
William F. Garrison
William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army major general best known for leading the 1993 special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, later depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."
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D.
Daniel Willard
Daniel Willard was an American railroad executive, best known as the long-serving president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and for his national service roles during World War I.
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E.
Theodore Dwight Weld
Theodore Dwight Weld was a leading 19th-century American abolitionist, organizer, and writer whose activism and publications significantly advanced the movement to end slavery in the United States.
- 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: Robert Noah Target entity description: Robert Noah is the Swiss-German father of comedian and former "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, known from Trevor's memoir for his complex role in raising a mixed-race child under apartheid in South Africa.
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A.
Albert Parsons
Albert Parsons was a prominent 19th-century American anarchist and labor activist who became one of the most famous defendants executed after the Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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B.
Orestes Brownson
Orestes Brownson was a 19th-century American intellectual, essayist, and social critic known for his evolving religious and political views and his influential role in New England philosophical and theological debates.
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C.
William F. Garrison
William F. Garrison is a retired U.S. Army major general best known for leading the 1993 special operations mission in Mogadishu, Somalia, later depicted in the book and film "Black Hawk Down."
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D.
Daniel Willard
Daniel Willard was an American railroad executive, best known as the long-serving president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and for his national service roles during World War I.
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E.
Theodore Dwight Weld
Theodore Dwight Weld was a leading 19th-century American abolitionist, organizer, and writer whose activism and publications significantly advanced the movement to end slavery in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss person
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father ⓘ person ⓘ |
| child | Trevor Noah ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Swiss-German ⓘ |
| heritage | European ⓘ |
| influenced | Trevor Noah’s understanding of race and identity ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
ⓘ
linked to:
Born a Crime
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| language |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| legalContextOfFamilyLife | apartheid laws against interracial relationships in South Africa ⓘ |
| name | Robert Noah ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the father of Trevor Noah
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raising a mixed-race child under apartheid in South Africa ⓘ relationship with Trevor Noah described in the memoir Born a Crime ⓘ |
| occupation | chef ⓘ |
| partner | Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Johannesburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Johannesburg, South Africa
South Africa ⓘ |
| portrayedAsInMemoir |
caring but emotionally distant at times
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principled about obeying certain rules ⓘ private and reserved ⓘ |
| relationshipToTrevorNoah | father ⓘ |
| residenceDuringApartheid |
Johannesburg
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linked to:
Johannesburg, South Africa
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| timePeriodActiveAsParent |
during apartheid era in South Africa
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post-apartheid transition in South Africa ⓘ |
| workedIn | restaurant industry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Noah Description of subject: Robert Noah is the Swiss-German father of comedian and former "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah, known from Trevor's memoir for his complex role in raising a mixed-race child under apartheid in South Africa.
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