Commander Jack Ransom
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Commander Jack Ransom is a swaggering, hyper-fit first officer aboard the USS Cerritos in the animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks, known for his overconfident bravado and occasional competence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander Jack Ransom canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6953777 — 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: Commander Jack Ransom Context triple: [Star Trek: Lower Decks, featuresCharacter, Commander Jack Ransom]
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A.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
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B.
Colonel Jack
"Colonel Jack" is an early 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the morally complex life and adventures of a London pickpocket who rises through crime, transportation, and eventual reform.
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C.
Commander Richter
Commander Richter is a fictional law enforcement official featured in Dan Brown’s thriller novel "Angels & Demons."
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D.
Captain McCluskey
Captain McCluskey is a corrupt New York police captain in the classic crime film "The Godfather."
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E.
Commander Bill Norton
Commander Bill Norton is the fictional spacecraft commander who leads the exploratory mission to investigate the enigmatic alien starship in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "Rendezvous with Rama."
- 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: Commander Jack Ransom Target entity description: Commander Jack Ransom is a swaggering, hyper-fit first officer aboard the USS Cerritos in the animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks, known for his overconfident bravado and occasional competence.
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A.
Roland Caulder
Roland Caulder is an actor known for his role in the film "The Iron Mask."
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B.
Colonel Jack
"Colonel Jack" is an early 18th-century novel by Daniel Defoe that follows the morally complex life and adventures of a London pickpocket who rises through crime, transportation, and eventual reform.
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C.
Commander Richter
Commander Richter is a fictional law enforcement official featured in Dan Brown’s thriller novel "Angels & Demons."
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D.
Captain McCluskey
Captain McCluskey is a corrupt New York police captain in the classic crime film "The Godfather."
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E.
Commander Bill Norton
Commander Bill Norton is the fictional spacecraft commander who leads the exploratory mission to investigate the enigmatic alien starship in Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "Rendezvous with Rama."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Star Trek character
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fictional character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Starfleet
ⓘ
United Federation of Planets ⓘ |
| alignment | generally well-intentioned ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceFormat | animated series ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceMedium | television ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceSeries | Star Trek: Lower Decks ⓘ |
| franchise | Star Trek ⓘ |
| fullName | Jack Ransom ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction comedy ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| loyalty | Captain Carol Freeman ⓘ |
| medium | animated television series ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
enjoys physical combat
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vain about his physique ⓘ |
| occupation | Starfleet officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brash
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occasionally competent ⓘ overconfident ⓘ swaggering ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic | hyper-fit ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Jerry O'Connell
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linked to:
Jerry O’Connell
|
| position | first officer ⓘ |
| rank | Commander ⓘ |
| roleType | supporting character ⓘ |
| series | Star Trek: Lower Decks ⓘ |
| servesOn | USS Cerritos ⓘ |
| setting | 24th century ⓘ |
| shipClass | California-class starship ⓘ |
| species | Human ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commander Jack Ransom Description of subject: Commander Jack Ransom is a swaggering, hyper-fit first officer aboard the USS Cerritos in the animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks, known for his overconfident bravado and occasional competence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.