Hector Barbossa
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Hector Barbossa is a cunning and morally ambiguous pirate captain from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, known for his shifting alliances, sharp wit, and rivalry-turned-partnership with Jack Sparrow.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hector Barbossa canonical | 37 |
| Captain Barbossa | 2 |
| Barbossa | 1 |
| Hector Barbossa's pirate command | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2850186 — 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: Hector Barbossa Context triple: [Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, mainCharacter, Hector Barbossa]
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Captain Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is the eccentric, cunning pirate captain and central antihero of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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Squire Trelawney
Squire Trelawney is a wealthy, somewhat naive English landowner who finances and helps organize the ill-fated treasure-hunting voyage in Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island."
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C.
Long John Silver
Long John Silver is a cunning, one-legged pirate and master manipulator who serves as the charismatic antihero in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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Captain Jack
Captain Jack was the Modoc leader who commanded his people during the Modoc War against United States forces in the 1870s.
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E.
Colonel Jack
"Colonel Jack" is an early 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the morally complex life and adventures of a London pickpocket who rises through crime, transportation, and eventual reform.
- 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: Hector Barbossa Target entity description: Hector Barbossa is a cunning and morally ambiguous pirate captain from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, known for his shifting alliances, sharp wit, and rivalry-turned-partnership with Jack Sparrow.
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A.
Captain Jack Sparrow
Captain Jack Sparrow is the eccentric, cunning pirate captain and central antihero of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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B.
Squire Trelawney
Squire Trelawney is a wealthy, somewhat naive English landowner who finances and helps organize the ill-fated treasure-hunting voyage in Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island."
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C.
Long John Silver
Long John Silver is a cunning, one-legged pirate and master manipulator who serves as the charismatic antihero in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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D.
Captain Jack
Captain Jack was the Modoc leader who commanded his people during the Modoc War against United States forces in the 1870s.
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E.
Colonel Jack
"Colonel Jack" is an early 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the morally complex life and adventures of a London pickpocket who rises through crime, transportation, and eventual reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hector Barbossa Description of subject: Hector Barbossa is a cunning and morally ambiguous pirate captain from the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, known for his shifting alliances, sharp wit, and rivalry-turned-partnership with Jack Sparrow.
Referenced by (41)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hector Barbossa
subject linked to:
Lord Cutler Beckett in Pirates of the Caribbean film series
linked to: Hector Barbossa
subject linked to:
pet monkey named Jack
subject linked to:
pet monkey named Jack
subject linked to:
pet monkey named Jack
linked to: Hector Barbossa
linked to: Hector Barbossa