Colonel Tom Ryan
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Colonel Tom Ryan is a hard-edged, morally ambiguous Delta Force commander from the television series "The Unit," portrayed by actor Robert Patrick.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Tom Ryan canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8516342 — 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: Colonel Tom Ryan Context triple: [Robert Patrick, characterPlayed, Colonel Tom Ryan]
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A.
Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward was an American Revolutionary War general and early Continental Army leader who played a key role in organizing colonial forces against the British.
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B.
William F. "Baldy" Smith
William F. "Baldy" Smith was a Union Army major general and engineer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key campaigns such as the Overland Campaign and operations around Petersburg.
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C.
Merle Kilgore
Merle Kilgore was an American country music singer-songwriter and manager best known for co-writing the hit song "Ring of Fire" and managing Johnny Cash.
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D.
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney was an American multi-instrumentalist and saxophonist best known for his work with Tom Waits and various rock and experimental music projects.
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E.
George Tibbets
George Tibbets is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Tibbets, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not well documented.
- 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: Colonel Tom Ryan Target entity description: Colonel Tom Ryan is a hard-edged, morally ambiguous Delta Force commander from the television series "The Unit," portrayed by actor Robert Patrick.
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A.
Artemas Ward
Artemas Ward was an American Revolutionary War general and early Continental Army leader who played a key role in organizing colonial forces against the British.
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B.
William F. "Baldy" Smith
William F. "Baldy" Smith was a Union Army major general and engineer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in key campaigns such as the Overland Campaign and operations around Petersburg.
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C.
Merle Kilgore
Merle Kilgore was an American country music singer-songwriter and manager best known for co-writing the hit song "Ring of Fire" and managing Johnny Cash.
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D.
Ralph Carney
Ralph Carney was an American multi-instrumentalist and saxophonist best known for his work with Tom Waits and various rock and experimental music projects.
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E.
George Tibbets
George Tibbets is a person notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the surname Tibbets, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not well documented.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Unit ⓘ |
| branchOfService | United States Army ⓘ |
| countryOfService |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| createdFor | television ⓘ |
| genre | military drama character ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
hard-edged
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morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | commander of an elite special operations unit ⓘ |
| occupation | Delta Force commander ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse |
The Unit fictional universe
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linked to:
The Unit universe
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| portrayedBy | Robert Patrick ⓘ |
| rank | Colonel ⓘ |
| unit | Delta Force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel Tom Ryan Description of subject: Colonel Tom Ryan is a hard-edged, morally ambiguous Delta Force commander from the television series "The Unit," portrayed by actor Robert Patrick.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.