Hershel Greene
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Hershel Greene is a devout, principled farmer and veterinarian who becomes a moral anchor and caretaker for the survivor group in The Walking Dead.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hershel Greene canonical | 18 |
| Hershel | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6955983 — 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: Hershel Greene Context triple: [Maggie Greene, father, Hershel Greene]
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A.
Trai Byers
Trai Byers is an American actor best known for his role as Andre Lyon on the television drama series "Empire."
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B.
H. W. Plainview
H. W. Plainview is the adopted son of oilman Daniel Plainview in the film "There Will Be Blood," whose gradual estrangement from his father reflects the human cost of Daniel’s ruthless ambition.
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C.
Ben Hawkins
Ben Hawkins is the young, enigmatic protagonist of the television series "Carnivàle," a Depression-era drifter with mysterious healing powers who becomes entangled in a cosmic struggle between good and evil.
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D.
Eddie Applegate
Eddie Applegate is a fictional teenage character on the 1960s American sitcom "The Patty Duke Show," known as Patty Lane’s boyfriend.
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E.
Roy Grimes
Roy Grimes is a central character in James Baldwin's novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain," depicted as the troubled, rebellious older brother whose struggles highlight themes of sin, guilt, and family conflict within a strict religious household.
- 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: Hershel Greene Target entity description: Hershel Greene is a devout, principled farmer and veterinarian who becomes a moral anchor and caretaker for the survivor group in The Walking Dead.
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A.
Trai Byers
Trai Byers is an American actor best known for his role as Andre Lyon on the television drama series "Empire."
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B.
H. W. Plainview
H. W. Plainview is the adopted son of oilman Daniel Plainview in the film "There Will Be Blood," whose gradual estrangement from his father reflects the human cost of Daniel’s ruthless ambition.
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C.
Ben Hawkins
Ben Hawkins is the young, enigmatic protagonist of the television series "Carnivàle," a Depression-era drifter with mysterious healing powers who becomes entangled in a cosmic struggle between good and evil.
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D.
Eddie Applegate
Eddie Applegate is a fictional teenage character on the 1960s American sitcom "The Patty Duke Show," known as Patty Lane’s boyfriend.
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E.
Roy Grimes
Roy Grimes is a central character in James Baldwin's novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain," depicted as the troubled, rebellious older brother whose struggles highlight themes of sin, guilt, and family conflict within a strict religious household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book character
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fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | elderly ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Walking Dead (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead (comic book series) ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead
|
| associatedWithLocation | Georgia ⓘ |
| closeTo | Glenn Rhee ⓘ |
| creator |
Charlie Adlard
ⓘ
Robert Kirkman ⓘ Tony Moore ⓘ |
| familyName | Greene ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Walking Dead (comic) issue #10
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10
|
| firstAppearanceTV |
The Walking Dead TV series, season 2
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead season 2
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| franchise |
The Walking Dead
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead franchise
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| groupAffiliation |
Rick Grimes' group
ⓘ
linked to:
Rick Grimes
|
| hairColor | gray ⓘ |
| hasDaughter |
Beth Greene
ⓘ
Maggie Greene ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Rick Grimes ⓘ |
| moralView |
initially believes walkers can be cured
ⓘ
values human life highly ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | has a prosthetic leg (TV series) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
becomes a mentor to Glenn Rhee
ⓘ
dies at the prison under the Governor's attack (TV series) ⓘ hosts Rick Grimes' group on his farm ⓘ loses his leg after a walker bite ⓘ serves as group medic after the apocalypse ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
veterinarian ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Beth Greene
ⓘ
Maggie Greene ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
devout ⓘ principled ⓘ wise ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Scott Wilson ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Greene family farm ⓘ |
| role |
caretaker of the survivor group
ⓘ
moral anchor of the survivor group ⓘ |
| setting | zombie apocalypse ⓘ |
| skill |
animal care
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farm management ⓘ medical treatment of humans ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hershel Greene Description of subject: Hershel Greene is a devout, principled farmer and veterinarian who becomes a moral anchor and caretaker for the survivor group in The Walking Dead.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hershel Greene
linked to: Hershel Greene
subject linked to:
Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead