Winston Zeddemore
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Winston Zeddemore is one of the core members of the Ghostbusters team, known as the down-to-earth everyman who joins the group as their fourth ghost hunter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Winston Zeddemore canonical | 17 |
| Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3672660 — 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: Winston Zeddemore Context triple: [Ghostbusters, character, Winston Zeddemore]
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A.
Jack Napier
Jack Napier is the gangster who becomes the Joker, the primary antagonist in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film.
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B.
Winston Silver
Winston Silver is a lighter, lower-tar and nicotine variant of the Winston brand of cigarettes.
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C.
Ryan Sinclair
Ryan Sinclair is a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the television series Doctor Who, known for his bravery and growth throughout their time-traveling adventures.
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D.
Zeke Tyler
Zeke Tyler is a rebellious, drug-dealing high school student who becomes an unlikely hero in the sci-fi horror film "The Faculty."
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E.
Llewelyn Moss
Llewelyn Moss is a Vietnam veteran and welder who becomes the central fugitive protagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the film adaptation of "No Country for Old Men" after discovering a drug deal gone wrong and a suitcase of money.
- 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: Winston Zeddemore Target entity description: Winston Zeddemore is one of the core members of the Ghostbusters team, known as the down-to-earth everyman who joins the group as their fourth ghost hunter.
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A.
Jack Napier
Jack Napier is the gangster who becomes the Joker, the primary antagonist in Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman film.
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B.
Winston Silver
Winston Silver is a lighter, lower-tar and nicotine variant of the Winston brand of cigarettes.
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C.
Ryan Sinclair
Ryan Sinclair is a companion of the Thirteenth Doctor in the television series Doctor Who, known for his bravery and growth throughout their time-traveling adventures.
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D.
Zeke Tyler
Zeke Tyler is a rebellious, drug-dealing high school student who becomes an unlikely hero in the sci-fi horror film "The Faculty."
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E.
Llewelyn Moss
Llewelyn Moss is a Vietnam veteran and welder who becomes the central fugitive protagonist in Cormac McCarthy’s novel and the film adaptation of "No Country for Old Men" after discovering a drug deal gone wrong and a suitcase of money.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
ⓘ
Ghostbusters character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Extreme Ghostbusters (animated series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Extreme Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters (1984 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters II (1989 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) ⓘ The Real Ghostbusters (animated series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Real Ghostbusters
|
| associatedWith |
Egon Spengler
ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Egon Spengler
Janine Melnitz ⓘ Peter Venkman ⓘ Ray Stantz ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Down-to-earth
ⓘ
Everyman ⓘ Pragmatic ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Dan Aykroyd
ⓘ
Harold Ramis ⓘ |
| employer | Ghostbusters business ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Ghostbusters franchise ⓘ |
| franchiseRole | Main supporting protagonist ⓘ |
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| homeLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| laterOccupationInCanon | Business owner (expanded canon) ⓘ |
| medium |
Animated television
ⓘ
Film ⓘ Video games ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | Belief in paycheck over science jargon ⓘ |
| occupation |
Exterminator of ghosts
ⓘ
Ghostbuster ⓘ Paranormal investigator ⓘ |
| personalityRole | Grounding influence on the team ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ernie Hudson ⓘ |
| positionInTeam | Fourth Ghostbuster ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
Audience surrogate
ⓘ
Core team member ⓘ |
| teamMemberOf | Ghostbusters ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
Ghost trap
ⓘ
P.K.E. meter ⓘ |
| voicedBy |
Arsenio Hall
ⓘ
Buster Jones ⓘ |
| weapon | Proton pack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Winston Zeddemore Description of subject: Winston Zeddemore is one of the core members of the Ghostbusters team, known as the down-to-earth everyman who joins the group as their fourth ghost hunter.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Winston Zeddemore
subject linked to:
Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II
subject linked to:
Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters