John Dortmunder
E1448590
UNEXPLORED
John Dortmunder is a fictional, chronically unlucky professional thief and mastermind who stars in a series of comic crime novels by Donald E. Westlake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Dortmunder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20746457 — 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: John Dortmunder Context triple: [Donald E. Westlake, notableCharacterCreated, John Dortmunder]
-
A.
Max Cady
Max Cady is a sadistic ex-convict who obsessively stalks and terrorizes the family of the lawyer he blames for his imprisonment in the thriller film "Cape Fear."
-
B.
Charles Heist
Charles Heist is the enigmatic, morally ambiguous private investigator at the center of Jonathan Lethem’s novel *The Feral Detective*, known for navigating the fringes of society and the Mojave Desert’s outlaw communities.
-
C.
Robert Hobbs
Robert Hobbs is an actor known for his role in the film "Longford" and various other screen and stage performances.
-
D.
Charles Wilcox
Charles Wilcox is a fictional character in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," depicted as the son of wealthy businessman Henry Wilcox.
-
E.
Leeroy Thornhill
Leeroy Thornhill is an English electronic musician and dancer best known for his role as a longtime member and live performer with the influential rave group The Prodigy.
- 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: John Dortmunder Target entity description: John Dortmunder is a fictional, chronically unlucky professional thief and mastermind who stars in a series of comic crime novels by Donald E. Westlake.
-
A.
Max Cady
Max Cady is a sadistic ex-convict who obsessively stalks and terrorizes the family of the lawyer he blames for his imprisonment in the thriller film "Cape Fear."
-
B.
Charles Heist
Charles Heist is the enigmatic, morally ambiguous private investigator at the center of Jonathan Lethem’s novel *The Feral Detective*, known for navigating the fringes of society and the Mojave Desert’s outlaw communities.
-
C.
Robert Hobbs
Robert Hobbs is an actor known for his role in the film "Longford" and various other screen and stage performances.
-
D.
Charles Wilcox
Charles Wilcox is a fictional character in E.M. Forster’s novel "Howards End," depicted as the son of wealthy businessman Henry Wilcox.
-
E.
Leeroy Thornhill
Leeroy Thornhill is an English electronic musician and dancer best known for his role as a longtime member and live performer with the influential rave group The Prodigy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.