Nayland Smith
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Nayland Smith is a fictional British detective and government agent best known as the relentless nemesis of the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu in Sax Rohmer’s adventure novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nayland Smith canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17497790 — 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: Nayland Smith Context triple: [Fu Manchu stories, featuresCharacter, Nayland Smith]
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A.
Xan Fielding
Xan Fielding was a British writer, translator, and former World War II SOE agent best known for his English translations of major French works, including those of Henri Charrière and others.
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B.
Darwin Watterson
Darwin Watterson is a cheerful, kind-hearted goldfish who grew legs and became Gumball’s loyal adoptive brother and best friend in the animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball."
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C.
Aaron Littleton
Aaron Littleton is a fictional child character from the television series "Lost," notable as the baby of Claire Littleton who becomes closely cared for by Charlie Pace.
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D.
Sebastian Oldsmith
Sebastian Oldsmith is the central protagonist of the novel "Shout at the Devil," around whom the story’s main events and conflicts revolve.
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E.
Nathaniel Arcand
Nathaniel Arcand is a Canadian actor known for his roles in television dramas and films, often portraying complex and authoritative characters.
- 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: Nayland Smith Target entity description: Nayland Smith is a fictional British detective and government agent best known as the relentless nemesis of the villainous Dr. Fu Manchu in Sax Rohmer’s adventure novels.
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A.
Xan Fielding
Xan Fielding was a British writer, translator, and former World War II SOE agent best known for his English translations of major French works, including those of Henri Charrière and others.
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B.
Darwin Watterson
Darwin Watterson is a cheerful, kind-hearted goldfish who grew legs and became Gumball’s loyal adoptive brother and best friend in the animated series "The Amazing World of Gumball."
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C.
Aaron Littleton
Aaron Littleton is a fictional child character from the television series "Lost," notable as the baby of Claire Littleton who becomes closely cared for by Charlie Pace.
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D.
Sebastian Oldsmith
Sebastian Oldsmith is the central protagonist of the novel "Shout at the Devil," around whom the story’s main events and conflicts revolve.
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E.
Nathaniel Arcand
Nathaniel Arcand is a Canadian actor known for his roles in television dramas and films, often portraying complex and authoritative characters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.