Ben Starling
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Ben Starling is a character in John Green’s novel "Paper Towns," known as one of Quentin Jacobsen’s loyal and humorous best friends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ben Starling canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9814992 — 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: Ben Starling Context triple: [Lacey Pemberton, hasFriend, Ben Starling]
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A.
Michael Starrbury
Michael Starrbury is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on socially conscious film and television projects, including co-writing Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed miniseries "When They See Us."
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B.
Ben Starr
Ben Starr was an American television and film writer best known for his work on classic sitcoms and comedy scripts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Alex Datcher
Alex Datcher is an American actress best known for her role as a flight attendant alongside Wesley Snipes in the 1992 action film "Passenger 57."
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D.
Dean Stanton
Dean Stanton is a compassionate and soft-spoken prison guard in Stephen King’s novel *The Green Mile*, known for his humane treatment of death row inmates at Cold Mountain Penitentiary.
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E.
Maury Sterling
Maury Sterling is an American actor best known for his role as surveillance expert Max in the television series "Homeland."
- 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: Ben Starling Target entity description: Ben Starling is a character in John Green’s novel "Paper Towns," known as one of Quentin Jacobsen’s loyal and humorous best friends.
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A.
Michael Starrbury
Michael Starrbury is an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on socially conscious film and television projects, including co-writing Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed miniseries "When They See Us."
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B.
Ben Starr
Ben Starr was an American television and film writer best known for his work on classic sitcoms and comedy scripts in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Alex Datcher
Alex Datcher is an American actress best known for her role as a flight attendant alongside Wesley Snipes in the 1992 action film "Passenger 57."
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D.
Dean Stanton
Dean Stanton is a compassionate and soft-spoken prison guard in Stephen King’s novel *The Green Mile*, known for his humane treatment of death row inmates at Cold Mountain Penitentiary.
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E.
Maury Sterling
Maury Sterling is an American actor best known for his role as surveillance expert Max in the television series "Homeland."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
Paper Towns (2015 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Paper Towns
|
| ageGroup | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Paper Towns ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | John Green ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Margo Roth Spiegelman
ⓘ
Radar’s parents’ Black Santa collection ⓘ |
| attendsSchool | Jefferson Park High School ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
humorous
ⓘ
immature ⓘ loyal ⓘ optimistic ⓘ talkative ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | John Green ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Paper Towns ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 2008 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasFriend |
Quentin Jacobsen
ⓘ
Radar ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Lacey Pemberton ⓘ |
| isBestFriendOf |
Quentin Jacobsen
ⓘ
Radar ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| livesIn |
Orlando, Florida
ⓘ
linked to:
Orlando
|
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | beer sword ⓘ |
| participatesIn | road trip to find Margo Roth Spiegelman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Austin Abrams ⓘ |
| supportsProtagonist | Quentin Jacobsen ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Starling Description of subject: Ben Starling is a character in John Green’s novel "Paper Towns," known as one of Quentin Jacobsen’s loyal and humorous best friends.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.