Ian Howe in National Treasure
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Ian Howe in National Treasure is the primary antagonist, a ruthless and wealthy treasure hunter who competes with Benjamin Franklin Gates to locate a legendary hidden treasure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ian Howe in National Treasure canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10844537 — 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: Ian Howe in National Treasure Context triple: [Shaun Mark Bean, portrayed, Ian Howe in National Treasure]
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A.
Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones is a fictional archaeologist-adventurer known for his iconic fedora, bullwhip, and globe-trotting quests for ancient artifacts in the Indiana Jones film series.
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B.
Vic Hoskins in Jurassic World
Vic Hoskins in Jurassic World is the head of InGen Security, a ruthless and opportunistic executive who seeks to weaponize the park’s dinosaurs for military use.
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C.
Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan is a fictional CIA analyst and action hero created by author Tom Clancy, featured in a popular series of techno-thriller novels and numerous film and television adaptations.
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D.
Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan was an American businessman and inventor best known for designing the original Barbie doll for Mattel.
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E.
Benedict in Last Action Hero
Benedict in *Last Action Hero* is the film’s cold, calculating primary villain, a bespectacled hitman with a glass eye who becomes self-aware of his fictional nature and crosses into the real world.
- 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: Ian Howe in National Treasure Target entity description: Ian Howe in National Treasure is the primary antagonist, a ruthless and wealthy treasure hunter who competes with Benjamin Franklin Gates to locate a legendary hidden treasure.
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A.
Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones is a fictional archaeologist-adventurer known for his iconic fedora, bullwhip, and globe-trotting quests for ancient artifacts in the Indiana Jones film series.
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B.
Vic Hoskins in Jurassic World
Vic Hoskins in Jurassic World is the head of InGen Security, a ruthless and opportunistic executive who seeks to weaponize the park’s dinosaurs for military use.
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C.
Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan is a fictional CIA analyst and action hero created by author Tom Clancy, featured in a popular series of techno-thriller novels and numerous film and television adaptations.
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D.
Jack Ryan
Jack Ryan was an American businessman and inventor best known for designing the original Barbie doll for Mattel.
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E.
Benedict in Last Action Hero
Benedict in *Last Action Hero* is the film’s cold, calculating primary villain, a bespectacled hitman with a glass eye who becomes self-aware of his fictional nature and crosses into the real world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| antagonisticTo | Benjamin Franklin Gates ⓘ |
| appearsIn | National Treasure ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise |
National Treasure film series
ⓘ
linked to:
National Treasure
|
| associatedWith |
Benjamin Franklin Gates
ⓘ
Riley Poole ⓘ |
| betrays | Benjamin Franklin Gates ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ruthless
ⓘ
wealthy ⓘ |
| competesWith | Benjamin Franklin Gates ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Cormac Wibberley
ⓘ
Jim Kouf ⓘ Marianne Wibberley ⓘ |
| enemyOf | United States government (in fiction) ⓘ |
| fate | arrested by the FBI at the end of National Treasure ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
adventure
ⓘ
heist ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
National Treasure (2004 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Treasure
|
| leads | group of mercenaries ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire for wealth
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greed ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | British ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to decode the treasure map on the Declaration of Independence
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organizes expedition to Charlotte shipwreck ⓘ |
| occupation | treasure hunter ⓘ |
| plansTo | steal the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sean Bean ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in National Treasure ⓘ |
| searchesFor | legendary hidden treasure ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ian Howe in National Treasure Description of subject: Ian Howe in National Treasure is the primary antagonist, a ruthless and wealthy treasure hunter who competes with Benjamin Franklin Gates to locate a legendary hidden treasure.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.