Dan Evans
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Dan Evans is the impoverished Civil War veteran and rancher who serves as the morally driven protagonist in the 2007 Western film "3:10 to Yuma."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dan Evans canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11168942 — 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: Dan Evans Context triple: [3:10 to Yuma (2007 film), character, Dan Evans]
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A.
David Peers
David Peers is a film director and animator best known for co-directing the animated feature "Happy Feet Two."
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B.
David Peers
David Peers is a cinematographer known for his work on animated feature films, including the movie "Ron’s Gone Wrong."
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C.
Ryan Harrison
Ryan Harrison is an American professional tennis player known for his powerful serve and success on the ATP Tour in both singles and doubles.
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D.
Nicholas Wisdom
Nicholas Wisdom is a British philosopher known for his work in the philosophy of mind and language, and as the son of comedian Norman Wisdom.
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E.
Daniel Evans
Daniel Evans is a British theatre director and former actor known for leading major UK theatre institutions, including serving as Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- 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: Dan Evans Target entity description: Dan Evans is the impoverished Civil War veteran and rancher who serves as the morally driven protagonist in the 2007 Western film "3:10 to Yuma."
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A.
David Peers
David Peers is a film director and animator best known for co-directing the animated feature "Happy Feet Two."
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B.
David Peers
David Peers is a cinematographer known for his work on animated feature films, including the movie "Ron’s Gone Wrong."
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C.
Ryan Harrison
Ryan Harrison is an American professional tennis player known for his powerful serve and success on the ATP Tour in both singles and doubles.
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D.
Nicholas Wisdom
Nicholas Wisdom is a British philosopher known for his work in the philosophy of mind and language, and as the son of comedian Norman Wisdom.
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E.
Daniel Evans
Daniel Evans is a British theatre director and former actor known for leading major UK theatre institutions, including serving as Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| alignsWith | lawmen escorting Ben Wade ⓘ |
| antagonisticRelation | Ben Wade ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
3:10 to Yuma
|
| basedOn | Dan Evans (character in 1957 film 3:10 to Yuma) ⓘ |
| child |
Mark Evans
ⓘ
William Evans ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor |
3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
3:10 to Yuma
|
| facesThreatFrom |
Ben Wade’s gang
ⓘ
linked to:
Ben Wade gang
|
| familyRole |
father
ⓘ
husband ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | Western ⓘ |
| financialStatus | in debt ⓘ |
| genreContext | revisionist Western ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
courageous
ⓘ
determined ⓘ honorable ⓘ impoverished ⓘ morally driven ⓘ |
| injuryOrigin | Civil War wound ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| militaryService | American Civil War ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | lawful good ⓘ |
| moralConflictWith | Ben Wade ⓘ |
| motivation |
prove his integrity to his sons
ⓘ
provide for his family ⓘ save his ranch ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | sacrifice for duty and honor ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | tragic hero ⓘ |
| notableAction | volunteers to escort Ben Wade to the train despite danger ⓘ |
| occupation | rancher ⓘ |
| physicalDisability | injured leg ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Christian Bale ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | escort Ben Wade to the 3:10 train to Yuma ⓘ |
| residence | Arizona Territory ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| spouse | Alice Evans ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
duty versus survival
ⓘ
masculinity and fatherhood ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| veteranOf | American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dan Evans Description of subject: Dan Evans is the impoverished Civil War veteran and rancher who serves as the morally driven protagonist in the 2007 Western film "3:10 to Yuma."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.