John Reese
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John Reese is a former CIA operative turned vigilante protagonist in the television series "Person of Interest," known for using his elite combat and surveillance skills to prevent violent crimes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Reese canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4035689 — 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 Reese Context triple: [Person of Interest, mainCharacter, John Reese]
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A.
Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer is the relentless and resourceful counterterrorism agent who serves as the central protagonist of the television series "24."
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B.
Don Gately
Don Gately is a central character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," a former Demerol addict and ex-burglar who works as a live-in staffer at a Boston halfway house and struggles toward sobriety and moral responsibility.
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C.
James Cole
James Cole is the time-traveling convict protagonist of the science fiction film and TV series "12 Monkeys," tasked with preventing a devastating global plague.
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D.
Clovis Cole
Clovis Cole was a prominent 19th-century wheat farmer and landowner in California whose holdings and influence in the region led to the nearby city of Clovis being named in his honor.
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E.
Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-creator and former CEO of the pioneering social networking site MySpace.
- 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 Reese Target entity description: John Reese is a former CIA operative turned vigilante protagonist in the television series "Person of Interest," known for using his elite combat and surveillance skills to prevent violent crimes.
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A.
Jack Bauer
Jack Bauer is the relentless and resourceful counterterrorism agent who serves as the central protagonist of the television series "24."
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B.
Don Gately
Don Gately is a central character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "Infinite Jest," a former Demerol addict and ex-burglar who works as a live-in staffer at a Boston halfway house and struggles toward sobriety and moral responsibility.
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C.
James Cole
James Cole is the time-traveling convict protagonist of the science fiction film and TV series "12 Monkeys," tasked with preventing a devastating global plague.
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D.
Clovis Cole
Clovis Cole was a prominent 19th-century wheat farmer and landowner in California whose holdings and influence in the region led to the nearby city of Clovis being named in his honor.
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E.
Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-creator and former CEO of the pioneering social networking site MySpace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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former CIA operative ⓘ television character ⓘ vigilante ⓘ |
| allyOf |
Harold Finch
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Joss Carter ⓘ Lionel Fusco ⓘ Root ⓘ Sameen Shaw ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Person of Interest ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | sacrifices himself to save New York City ⓘ |
| creator | Jonathan Nolan ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Person of Interest season 1 episode 1 ⓘ |
| formerAffiliation |
Central Intelligence Agency
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United States Army ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| goal | prevent violent crimes ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
escape and evasion
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infiltration ⓘ interrogation ⓘ |
| notableWeapon |
assault rifle
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suppressed pistol ⓘ |
| occupation |
CIA operative
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vigilante ⓘ |
| operatesIn | New York City ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
protective
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resourceful ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ stoic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jim Caviezel ⓘ |
| rank | U.S. Army Special Forces sergeant ⓘ |
| seriesGenre | science fiction crime drama ⓘ |
| specialty |
close-quarters combat
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counterterrorism ⓘ covert operations ⓘ covert surveillance ⓘ hand-to-hand combat ⓘ marksmanship ⓘ surveillance ⓘ tactical driving ⓘ |
| statusInSeries | deceased ⓘ |
| trainedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
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United States Army ⓘ |
| uses | The Machine’s social security number predictions ⓘ |
| worksWith | Harold Finch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Reese Description of subject: John Reese is a former CIA operative turned vigilante protagonist in the television series "Person of Interest," known for using his elite combat and surveillance skills to prevent violent crimes.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.