Jeeves the butler
E551135
Jeeves the butler is the fictional valet character used as the mascot and logo figure for the Ask Jeeves search engine, inspired by the classic gentleman’s gentleman archetype.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jeeves the butler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5557780 — 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: Jeeves the butler Context triple: [Ask Jeeves, logoCharacter, Jeeves the butler]
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A.
Right Ho, Jeeves
"Right Ho, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the bumbling Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves in a series of farcical social misadventures.
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B.
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster is a beloved comic series of stories and novels featuring the bumbling aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his supremely competent valet Jeeves.
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C.
The Inimitable Jeeves
The Inimitable Jeeves is a collection of humorous short stories by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the resourceful valet Jeeves and his affable but hapless employer Bertie Wooster.
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D.
Thank You, Jeeves
"Thank You, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, notable for its farcical plot and witty dialogue.
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E.
Carry On, Jeeves
Carry On, Jeeves is a classic collection of humorous short stories by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the bumbling Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves.
- 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: Jeeves the butler Target entity description: Jeeves the butler is the fictional valet character used as the mascot and logo figure for the Ask Jeeves search engine, inspired by the classic gentleman’s gentleman archetype.
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A.
Right Ho, Jeeves
"Right Ho, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the bumbling Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves in a series of farcical social misadventures.
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B.
Jeeves and Wooster
Jeeves and Wooster is a beloved comic series of stories and novels featuring the bumbling aristocrat Bertie Wooster and his supremely competent valet Jeeves.
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C.
The Inimitable Jeeves
The Inimitable Jeeves is a collection of humorous short stories by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the resourceful valet Jeeves and his affable but hapless employer Bertie Wooster.
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D.
Thank You, Jeeves
"Thank You, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, notable for its farcical plot and witty dialogue.
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E.
Carry On, Jeeves
Carry On, Jeeves is a classic collection of humorous short stories by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the bumbling Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
logo character ⓘ mascot ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ask Jeeves
ⓘ
linked to:
Ask Jeeves (search engine brand name)
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| category |
Internet mascot
ⓘ
corporate mascot ⓘ |
| characterType |
servant
ⓘ
valet archetype ⓘ |
| createdFor |
Ask Jeeves search engine
ⓘ
linked to:
Ask Jeeves (search engine brand name)
|
| depicts | classic English valet stereotype ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Ask Jeeves branding ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | gentleman’s gentleman archetype ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| medium | digital illustration ⓘ |
| name | Jeeves ⓘ |
| occupation |
butler
ⓘ
valet ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
courteous
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discreet ⓘ knowledgeable ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | to personify the Ask Jeeves search service ⓘ |
| represents |
helpful personal assistant
ⓘ
polite information guide ⓘ |
| role | search engine mascot ⓘ |
| usedAs |
brand symbol
ⓘ
marketing character ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
bow tie
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formal suit ⓘ white gloves ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Jeeves the butler Description of subject: Jeeves the butler is the fictional valet character used as the mascot and logo figure for the Ask Jeeves search engine, inspired by the classic gentleman’s gentleman archetype.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ask Jeeves (search engine brand name)