Nicholas Porter Earp
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Nicholas Porter Earp was an American farmer, lawman, and Civil War veteran best known as the patriarch of the Earp family, including famed Old West lawmen Wyatt and Virgil Earp.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicholas Porter Earp canonical | 4 |
| Earp | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19228902 — 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: Nicholas Porter Earp Context triple: [Virgil Earp, father, Nicholas Porter Earp]
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A.
Warren Earp
Warren Earp was the youngest of the Earp brothers, known as a cowboy, lawman, and participant in the violent feuds that followed the famous events at Tombstone, Arizona.
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B.
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp was a famed American lawman and gambler of the Old West, best known for his role in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
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C.
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American biographical Western film that chronicles the life of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Costner in the title role.
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D.
Virgil Earp
Virgil Earp was an American Old West lawman best known as the older brother of Wyatt Earp and a key participant in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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E.
Morgan Earp
Morgan Earp was an American lawman and gunfighter of the Old West, best known as Wyatt Earp’s younger brother and a participant in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
- 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: Nicholas Porter Earp Target entity description: Nicholas Porter Earp was an American farmer, lawman, and Civil War veteran best known as the patriarch of the Earp family, including famed Old West lawmen Wyatt and Virgil Earp.
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A.
Warren Earp
Warren Earp was the youngest of the Earp brothers, known as a cowboy, lawman, and participant in the violent feuds that followed the famous events at Tombstone, Arizona.
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B.
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp was a famed American lawman and gambler of the Old West, best known for his role in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
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C.
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American biographical Western film that chronicles the life of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Costner in the title role.
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D.
Virgil Earp
Virgil Earp was an American Old West lawman best known as the older brother of Wyatt Earp and a key participant in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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E.
Morgan Earp
Morgan Earp was an American lawman and gunfighter of the Old West, best known as Wyatt Earp’s younger brother and a participant in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Earp brothers
subject linked to:
the Earp brothers
linked to: Nicholas Porter Earp
linked to: Nicholas Porter Earp