Polunin
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Polunin is a Russian surname most notably associated with Sergei Polunin, the acclaimed and controversial ballet dancer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polunin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10975233 — 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: Polunin Context triple: [Sergei Polunin, familyName, Polunin]
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A.
Schepisi
Schepisi is a surname most notably associated with Australian film director and screenwriter Fred Schepisi.
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B.
Puluwat
Puluwat is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional navigation practices and Micronesian culture.
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C.
Nau
The Nau is a small river in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that flows through the town of Langenau before joining the Danube.
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D.
Pothinus
Pothinus was a powerful eunuch and regent of Egypt during the early reign of Ptolemy XIII, known for his role in the political struggle against Cleopatra VII and his involvement in the events surrounding Julius Caesar’s arrival in Alexandria.
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E.
Polae
Polae is a historical name referring to the ancient settlement known in later periods as Pola, a coastal city in the Istrian region.
- 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: Polunin Target entity description: Polunin is a Russian surname most notably associated with Sergei Polunin, the acclaimed and controversial ballet dancer.
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A.
Schepisi
Schepisi is a surname most notably associated with Australian film director and screenwriter Fred Schepisi.
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B.
Puluwat
Puluwat is a small atoll in the Federated States of Micronesia known for its traditional navigation practices and Micronesian culture.
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C.
Nau
The Nau is a small river in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that flows through the town of Langenau before joining the Danube.
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D.
Pothinus
Pothinus was a powerful eunuch and regent of Egypt during the early reign of Ptolemy XIII, known for his role in the political struggle against Cleopatra VII and his involvement in the events surrounding Julius Caesar’s arrival in Alexandria.
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E.
Polae
Polae is a historical name referring to the ancient settlement known in later periods as Pola, a coastal city in the Istrian region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian-language surname
ⓘ
ballet dancer ⓘ human ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Prix Benois de la Danse
ⓘ
linked to:
Benois de la Danse prize
|
| citizenship |
Russia
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
Soviet Union
ⓘ
Ukrainian SSR ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Ukraine
|
| dateOfBirth | 1989-11-20 ⓘ |
| employer |
Royal Ballet
ⓘ
linked to:
The Royal Ballet
|
| endTime | 2012 (principal dancer at The Royal Ballet) ⓘ |
| familyName | Polunin ⓘ |
| genre | classical ballet ⓘ |
| givenName | Sergei ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Russia
ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ |
| hasSocialMediaControversy | criticized for nationalist and homophobic remarks ⓘ |
| hasWork |
performance in “Giselle”
ⓘ
performance in “Romeo and Juliet” ⓘ performance in “Swan Lake” ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Russian ⓘ |
| movementStyle | athletic and expressive ballet technique ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial public statements
ⓘ
technical virtuosity in ballet ⓘ viral dance video to Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” ⓘ |
| notableWork | “Take Me to Church” solo choreographed by Jade Hale-Christofi ⓘ |
| occupation |
ballet dancer
ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ |
| participantIn | international ballet galas ⓘ |
| performedWith |
Bolshoi Theatre (guest appearances)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bolshoi Theatre
Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theatre ⓘ Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Moscow Art Theatre
|
| placeOfBirth | Kherson ⓘ |
| positionHeld | principal dancer at The Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | The Royal Ballet ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouseOrPartner | Elena Ilinykh (partner) ⓘ |
| startTime | 2010 (principal dancer at The Royal Ballet) ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary film “Dancer”
ⓘ
linked to:
feature film "Dancer"
|
| trainedAt |
Kyiv State Choreographic School
ⓘ
Royal Ballet School ⓘ |
| usedAsFamilyNameIn |
Russia
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ other Slavic countries ⓘ |
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: Polunin Description of subject: Polunin is a Russian surname most notably associated with Sergei Polunin, the acclaimed and controversial ballet dancer.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Polunin