Hoban Washburne
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Hoban "Wash" Washburne is the wisecracking, skilled pilot of the spaceship Serenity in the science fiction TV series Firefly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoban Washburne canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13174684 — 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: Hoban Washburne Context triple: [Firefly, hasMainCharacter, Hoban Washburne]
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A.
Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo is an American actor best known for playing the Emergency Medical Hologram (the Doctor) on Star Trek: Voyager and for his extensive work in science fiction television and film.
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B.
Jameson Ivor Frakes
Jameson Ivor Frakes is the son of actor and director Jonathan Frakes and actress Genie Francis.
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C.
Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Frakes is an American actor and director best known for playing Commander William Riker in the Star Trek franchise and for directing numerous episodes and films within the series.
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D.
Kirk Baxter
Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
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E.
Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary is an American actor best known for his iconic, long-running role as Luke Spencer on the soap opera "General Hospital."
- 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: Hoban Washburne Target entity description: Hoban "Wash" Washburne is the wisecracking, skilled pilot of the spaceship Serenity in the science fiction TV series Firefly.
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A.
Robert Picardo
Robert Picardo is an American actor best known for playing the Emergency Medical Hologram (the Doctor) on Star Trek: Voyager and for his extensive work in science fiction television and film.
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B.
Jameson Ivor Frakes
Jameson Ivor Frakes is the son of actor and director Jonathan Frakes and actress Genie Francis.
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C.
Jonathan Frakes
Jonathan Frakes is an American actor and director best known for playing Commander William Riker in the Star Trek franchise and for directing numerous episodes and films within the series.
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D.
Kirk Baxter
Kirk Baxter is an Australian film editor best known for his Academy Award–winning collaborations with director David Fincher on films such as "The Social Network" and "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
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E.
Anthony Geary
Anthony Geary is an American actor best known for his iconic, long-running role as Luke Spencer on the soap opera "General Hospital."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| affiliation | crew of Serenity ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Firefly
ⓘ
Serenity ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | space western ⓘ |
| catchphrase | "I am a leaf on the wind" ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
skilled pilot
ⓘ
wisecracking ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Joss Whedon ⓘ |
| deathInFiction | killed by a Reaver harpoon in "Serenity" (film) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Firefly universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
|
| firstAppearance |
Firefly episode "Serenity"
ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
|
| franchise |
Firefly/Serenity
ⓘ
linked to:
Firefly
|
| fullName | Hoban Washburne ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Hoban ⓘ |
| homeworld | fictional planet in the Firefly universe ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | Serenity (2005 film) ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Malcolm Reynolds
ⓘ
linked to:
Captain Malcolm Reynolds
|
| marriedTo | Zoe Washburne ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Serenity crew
ⓘ
linked to:
Serenity
|
| nationality | Alliance citizen (former) ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalSeries | Fox ⓘ |
| nickname | Wash ⓘ |
| notableFor | humorous commentary during spaceflight ⓘ |
| notableScene | "I am a leaf on the wind" scene in Serenity (film) ⓘ |
| occupation | pilot ⓘ |
| personality |
good-natured
ⓘ
lighthearted ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Alan Tudyk ⓘ |
| relationship |
close friend of Jayne Cobb
ⓘ
close friend of Kaylee Frye ⓘ close friend of Malcolm Reynolds ⓘ friendly with River Tam ⓘ respected by Inara Serra ⓘ trusted by Simon Tam ⓘ |
| role | pilot of the spaceship Serenity ⓘ |
| setting | 26th century ⓘ |
| ship | Serenity ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Zoe Washburne ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoban Washburne Description of subject: Hoban "Wash" Washburne is the wisecracking, skilled pilot of the spaceship Serenity in the science fiction TV series Firefly.
Referenced by (13)
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