Lewis Nixon
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Lewis Nixon was a real-life U.S. Army intelligence officer in Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, prominently portrayed in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewis Nixon canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2645634 — 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: Lewis Nixon Context triple: [Band of Brothers, mainCharacter, Lewis Nixon]
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A.
Robert Kincaid
Robert Kincaid is a solitary National Geographic photographer whose brief, intense love affair with an Iowa farm wife forms the emotional core of the romantic drama "The Bridges of Madison County."
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B.
Brian Fleming
Brian Fleming is a personal name shared by several individuals, most commonly associated with professionals in fields such as law, politics, and the arts.
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C.
Henry Lucas
Henry Lucas was a 17th-century English clergyman, politician, and benefactor whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
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D.
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and crime films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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E.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
- 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: Lewis Nixon Target entity description: Lewis Nixon was a real-life U.S. Army intelligence officer in Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, prominently portrayed in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
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A.
Robert Kincaid
Robert Kincaid is a solitary National Geographic photographer whose brief, intense love affair with an Iowa farm wife forms the emotional core of the romantic drama "The Bridges of Madison County."
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B.
Brian Fleming
Brian Fleming is a personal name shared by several individuals, most commonly associated with professionals in fields such as law, politics, and the arts.
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C.
Henry Lucas
Henry Lucas was a 17th-century English clergyman, politician, and benefactor whose endowment led to the creation of the prestigious Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
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D.
Leo Gordon
Leo Gordon was an American character actor and screenwriter known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Westerns and crime films from the 1950s through the 1970s.
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E.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ military intelligence officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| awardReceived |
Bronze Star
ⓘ
linked to:
Bronze Star Medal
Purple Heart ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Band of Brothers (book)
ⓘ
linked to:
Band of Brothers
|
| birthDate | 1918-09-30 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1995-01-11 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Nixon
ⓘ
linked to:
Richard Nixon
|
| genreOfWork | military intelligence ⓘ |
| givenName | Lewis ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
101st Airborne Division
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. 101st Airborne Division
Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableAssociation |
Easy Company veterans
ⓘ
Richard Winters ⓘ
linked to:
Richard D. Winters
|
| notableCharacteristic | heavy drinker during wartime ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of the Bulge
ⓘ
Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Normandy
Operation Market Garden ⓘ occupation of Berchtesgaden ⓘ |
| notableFor | intelligence work for Easy Company in World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork | service in Easy Company during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
linked to:
506th Infantry Regiment
|
| portrayedBy | Ron Livingston ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Band of Brothers ⓘ |
| residence | United States of America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lewis Nixon Description of subject: Lewis Nixon was a real-life U.S. Army intelligence officer in Easy Company of the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, prominently portrayed in the miniseries "Band of Brothers."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.