Philippe Petit
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Philippe Petit is a French high-wire artist best known for his daring 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippe Petit canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637407 — 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: Philippe Petit Context triple: [The Walk, mainSubject, Philippe Petit]
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A.
Quintin Dailey
Quintin Dailey was an American shooting guard best known for his prolific scoring at the University of San Francisco and his subsequent NBA career marked by both on-court talent and off-court controversies.
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B.
Mark Hulme
Mark Hulme is a film producer best known for producing the 2013 biographical drama "Jobs" about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Julien Flegenheimer
Julien Flegenheimer was an architect best known for his role in designing the Palais des Nations, the former League of Nations headquarters in Geneva.
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D.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
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E.
Roebling
Roebling is a notable American family name most famously associated with civil engineers John A. Roebling and his son Washington Roebling, designers and builders of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- 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: Philippe Petit Target entity description: Philippe Petit is a French high-wire artist best known for his daring 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
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A.
Quintin Dailey
Quintin Dailey was an American shooting guard best known for his prolific scoring at the University of San Francisco and his subsequent NBA career marked by both on-court talent and off-court controversies.
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B.
Mark Hulme
Mark Hulme is a film producer best known for producing the 2013 biographical drama "Jobs" about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
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C.
Julien Flegenheimer
Julien Flegenheimer was an architect best known for his role in designing the Palais des Nations, the former League of Nations headquarters in Geneva.
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D.
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is an American character actor known for his intense, often villainous roles in action and crime films and television series.
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E.
Roebling
Roebling is a notable American family name most famously associated with civil engineers John A. Roebling and his son Washington Roebling, designers and builders of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-wire artist
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human ⓘ street performer ⓘ tightrope walker ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
Man on Wire (audiobook)
ⓘ
linked to:
Man on Wire
|
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949-08-13 ⓘ |
| familyName | Petit ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
performance art
ⓘ
wire walking ⓘ |
| givenName | Philippe ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://philippepetit.com/ ⓘ |
| inspired |
development of the documentary "Man on Wire"
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public interest in urban high-wire performances ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legalConsequence |
arrested after the Twin Towers walk
ⓘ
charges eventually dropped in exchange for a free performance in Central Park ⓘ |
| name | Philippe Petit ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers in New York City ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Creativity: The Perfect Crime
ⓘ
Man on Wire ⓘ On the High Wire ⓘ To Reach the Clouds ⓘ high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center ⓘ |
| numberOfCrossings | multiple crossings between the Twin Towers ⓘ |
| occupation |
high-wire artist
ⓘ
lecturer ⓘ street performer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| otherNotableWalk |
high-wire walk at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York
ⓘ
high-wire walk between the towers of Notre-Dame de Paris ⓘ high-wire walk on Sydney Harbour Bridge ⓘ |
| performanceDate | 1974-08-07 ⓘ |
| performanceLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
World Trade Center ⓘ
linked to:
World Trade Center Twin Towers
|
| performedOn | World Trade Center Twin Towers ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nemours, France ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Joseph Gordon-Levitt ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Walk ⓘ |
| residence | New York, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentary film "Man on Wire"
ⓘ
linked to:
Man on Wire
feature film "The Walk" ⓘ
linked to:
The Walk
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| walkType | unauthorized high-wire walk ⓘ |
| wireHeightAboveGround | approximately 400 meters ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Philippe Petit Description of subject: Philippe Petit is a French high-wire artist best known for his daring 1974 tightrope walk between the Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Center.
Referenced by (18)
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