Stephan Pastis
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Stephan Pastis is an American cartoonist and former lawyer best known as the creator of the comic strip "Pearls Before Swine."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stephan Pastis canonical | 3 |
| Gary Larson | 1 |
| Stephan Pastis (likely) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15192183 — 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: Stephan Pastis Context triple: [These Things Too, author, Stephan Pastis]
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A.
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, as well as extensive voice work in video games and animation.
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B.
Johnny Hart
Johnny Hart was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the popular comic strips "B.C." and co-creator of "The Wizard of Id."
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C.
Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator best known for creating the popular children's book series "Captain Underpants" and "Dog Man."
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D.
Steve Bissette
Steve Bissette is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his influential horror work on DC’s Swamp Thing and his collaborations with Alan Moore.
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E.
Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber was an American comic book writer best known for his innovative, satirical work at Marvel Comics, including creating the cult-favorite character Howard the Duck.
- 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: Stephan Pastis Target entity description: Stephan Pastis is an American cartoonist and former lawyer best known as the creator of the comic strip "Pearls Before Swine."
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A.
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka is an American actor known for his character roles in film and television, as well as extensive voice work in video games and animation.
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B.
Johnny Hart
Johnny Hart was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the popular comic strips "B.C." and co-creator of "The Wizard of Id."
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C.
Dav Pilkey
Dav Pilkey is an American author and illustrator best known for creating the popular children's book series "Captain Underpants" and "Dog Man."
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D.
Steve Bissette
Steve Bissette is an American comic book artist and writer best known for his influential horror work on DC’s Swamp Thing and his collaborations with Alan Moore.
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E.
Steve Gerber
Steve Gerber was an American comic book writer best known for his innovative, satirical work at Marvel Comics, including creating the cult-favorite character Howard the Duck.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Stephan Pastis
linked to: Stephan Pastis