Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series

E95147

fictional character

Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series is Harry Potter’s blustering, magic-hating Muggle uncle who, along with his family, provides a comically cruel and oppressive home life for the young wizard.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Vernon Dursley	7
Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter film series)	2
Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series canonical	1
Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter character)	1
Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter novels)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T803872 — 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: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
Context triple: [Richard Griffiths, role, Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series]

A. Dursley
Dursley is a historic market town in South West England, situated near the Cotswold escarpment and known for its traditional architecture and rural surroundings.
B. Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
C. Dora Black
Dora Black was a British author, educator, and feminist best known for her radical views on marriage and sexuality and her influential partnership with philosopher Bertrand Russell.
D. Clarkson Potter
Clarkson Potter is a prominent American publishing imprint known for its high-quality cookbooks, lifestyle, and design titles.
E. Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore is the wise and powerful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
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: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
Target entity description: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series is Harry Potter’s blustering, magic-hating Muggle uncle who, along with his family, provides a comically cruel and oppressive home life for the young wizard.

A. Dursley
Dursley is a historic market town in South West England, situated near the Cotswold escarpment and known for its traditional architecture and rural surroundings.
B. Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
C. Dora Black
Dora Black was a British author, educator, and feminist best known for her radical views on marriage and sexuality and her influential partnership with philosopher Bertrand Russell.
D. Clarkson Potter
Clarkson Potter is a prominent American publishing imprint known for its high-quality cookbooks, lifestyle, and design titles.
E. Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore is the wise and powerful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ
ageGroup	middle-aged man ⓘ
alignment	antagonist to Harry Potter ⓘ
appearsIn	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) ⓘ
attitudeTowardMagic	hates magic ⓘ
attitudeTowardWizards	fears and despises wizards ⓘ
basedOn	Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter novels) ⓘ linked to: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
bodyType	overweight ⓘ
characterTrait	bad-tempered ⓘ bullying ⓘ materialistic ⓘ prejudiced against magic ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ
creator	J. K. Rowling ⓘ
employer	Grunnings (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ
family	Dursley family (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ
firstAppearance	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
gender	male ⓘ
genre	fantasy film ⓘ
hairColor	brown ⓘ
homeLifeDescription	oppressive and comically cruel ⓘ
homeLifeFor	Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableFor	attempting to suppress Harry Potter's Hogwarts letters ⓘ comic relief through blustering reactions to magic ⓘ mistreating Harry Potter ⓘ
occupation	drill company director ⓘ
parentOf	Dudley Dursley (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Dudley Dursley
partOf	Harry Potter film series ⓘ
portrayalStyle	broadly comic and exaggerated ⓘ
portrayedBy	Richard Griffiths ⓘ
relative	Dudley Dursley (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Dudley Dursley Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter Petunia Dursley (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Petunia Dursley
residence	4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Privet Drive
screenAdaptationOf	Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter character) ⓘ linked to: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
species	Muggle ⓘ
spouse	Petunia Dursley (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Petunia Dursley
uncleOf	Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter
wardOf	Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ linked to: Harry Potter

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