Perkins family
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The Perkins family is a notable American family lineage that includes figures such as William R. Perkins and has produced various individuals of regional and historical significance.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perkins family canonical | 7 |
| Charles Elliott Perkins family | 1 |
| Perkins family of Boston | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9466418 — 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: Perkins family Context triple: [William R. Perkins, memberOf, Perkins family]
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A.
Parsons family
The Parsons family is an Anglo-Irish aristocratic lineage prominent in Irish political, scientific, and social life, notably associated with the Earls of Rosse.
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B.
Perron family
The Perron family is a real-life household whose terrifying experiences in a Rhode Island farmhouse inspired the haunting case depicted in the horror film "The Conjuring."
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C.
Winslow family
The Winslow family is the central household in the play and film "The Winslow Boy," around whom the story of a young son's alleged wrongdoing and the ensuing legal battle unfolds.
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D.
Walker family
The Walker family is the central fictional family in the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters," around whom the show's personal and political storylines revolve.
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E.
Walker family
The Walker family is a prominent American political and business dynasty closely connected to the Bush family through generations of influence and public service.
- 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: Perkins family Target entity description: The Perkins family is a notable American family lineage that includes figures such as William R. Perkins and has produced various individuals of regional and historical significance.
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A.
Parsons family
The Parsons family is an Anglo-Irish aristocratic lineage prominent in Irish political, scientific, and social life, notably associated with the Earls of Rosse.
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B.
Perron family
The Perron family is a real-life household whose terrifying experiences in a Rhode Island farmhouse inspired the haunting case depicted in the horror film "The Conjuring."
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C.
Winslow family
The Winslow family is the central household in the play and film "The Winslow Boy," around whom the story of a young son's alleged wrongdoing and the ensuing legal battle unfolds.
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D.
Walker family
The Walker family is the central fictional family in the television drama series "Brothers & Sisters," around whom the show's personal and political storylines revolve.
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E.
Walker family
The Walker family is a prominent American political and business dynasty closely connected to the Bush family through generations of influence and public service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (13)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American family
ⓘ
family ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| ethnicOrCulturalIdentity | American ⓘ |
| hasLineageType | family lineage ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
historically significant individuals
ⓘ
public figures ⓘ regional leaders ⓘ |
| hasNotabilityScope |
historical significance
ⓘ
regional significance ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember | William R. Perkins ⓘ |
| hasSurname | Perkins ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | Perkins (surname) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Perkins family Description of subject: The Perkins family is a notable American family lineage that includes figures such as William R. Perkins and has produced various individuals of regional and historical significance.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
William R. Perkins (Perkins family)
subject linked to:
William R. Perkins (Perkins family)
linked to: Perkins family
linked to: Perkins family