Jack Dawson
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Jack Dawson is the fictional, free-spirited young artist who serves as the male lead and tragic love interest in the 1997 film "Titanic."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack Dawson canonical | 17 |
| Jack and Rose (Titanic characters) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T433891 — 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: Jack Dawson Context triple: [Leonardo DiCaprio, portrayed, Jack Dawson]
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A.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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B.
Will Parker
Will Parker is a cheerful, somewhat naive cowboy and rodeo performer who provides comic relief and romantic subplots in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Martin Brody
Martin Brody is the cautious, duty-driven police chief of Amity Island who becomes the central human protagonist battling the great white shark in the film "Jaws."
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E.
James Charles Pitt
James Charles Pitt was a lesser-known son of British statesman William Pitt the Elder, belonging to the prominent Pitt political family of 18th-century Britain.
- 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: Jack Dawson Target entity description: Jack Dawson is the fictional, free-spirited young artist who serves as the male lead and tragic love interest in the 1997 film "Titanic."
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A.
John Howland
John Howland was an English colonist and Mayflower passenger who became a prominent early settler and leader in Plymouth Colony.
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B.
Will Parker
Will Parker is a cheerful, somewhat naive cowboy and rodeo performer who provides comic relief and romantic subplots in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
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C.
John Carver
John Carver was a prominent early Pilgrim leader who became the first governor of Plymouth Colony after the Mayflower’s arrival in 1620.
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D.
Martin Brody
Martin Brody is the cautious, duty-driven police chief of Amity Island who becomes the central human protagonist battling the great white shark in the film "Jaws."
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E.
James Charles Pitt
James Charles Pitt was a lesser-known son of British statesman William Pitt the Elder, belonging to the prominent Pitt political family of 18th-century Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Titanic (1997 film) character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Titanic
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Titanic (1997 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Titanic
|
| artStyle | realistic pencil sketches ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish dance party in third class
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steerage passengers ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | hypothermia ⓘ |
| characterRole |
male lead
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protagonist ⓘ tragic hero ⓘ |
| createdBy | James Cameron ⓘ |
| deathContext | sinks with RMS Titanic disaster ⓘ |
| familyName | Dawson ⓘ |
| famousQuote | "I'm the king of the world!" ⓘ |
| fate | dies in North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Titanic (1997 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Titanic
|
| fullName | Jack Dawson ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | romantic drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Jack ⓘ |
| inUniverseTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loveInterestOf | Rose DeWitt Bukater ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| meetsCharacter | Rose DeWitt Bukater ⓘ |
| modeOfBoarding | won ticket in poker game ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of freedom and lower-class vitality ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | sketches of Rose DeWitt Bukater ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
painter ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
adventurous
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ free-spirited ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Leonardo DiCaprio ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | romantic relationship with Rose DeWitt Bukater ⓘ |
| rescues | Rose DeWitt Bukater ⓘ |
| rescuesContext | prevents Rose from jumping off the ship ⓘ |
| setting |
1912 RMS Titanic voyage
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linked to:
RMS Titanic
|
| ship | RMS Titanic ⓘ |
| socialClass | third class ⓘ |
| teaches | Rose DeWitt Bukater ⓘ |
| teachesActivity | spitting off the ship ⓘ |
| ticketClassOnTitanic | third class ⓘ |
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: Jack Dawson Description of subject: Jack Dawson is the fictional, free-spirited young artist who serves as the male lead and tragic love interest in the 1997 film "Titanic."
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.