Tom Thumb
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Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a 19th-century American dwarf performer who gained international fame touring with P. T. Barnum’s circus.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Little Thumb | 2 |
| Tom Thumb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19797125 — 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: Tom Thumb Context triple: [Charles Sherwood Stratton, hasAlias, Tom Thumb]
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A.
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb was an early experimental American steam locomotive built in 1830 that demonstrated the viability of steam power for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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B.
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb is a mischievous little mouse who stars as one of the central characters in Beatrix Potter’s classic children’s story "The Tale of Two Bad Mice."
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C.
Tom Thumb (fairy tale character)
Tom Thumb is a tiny boy from English folklore whose adventures, often involving being swallowed or escaping dangerous situations through his small size, have made him a classic fairy-tale character.
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D.
Littlewit
Littlewit is a comic character in Ben Jonson’s play "Bartholomew Fair," known as a foolish yet crafty proctor whose schemes drive much of the play’s satirical action.
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E.
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Hop-o'-My-Thumb is a French fairy tale about a clever, undersized boy who outwits both his impoverished parents and a child-eating ogre to save himself and his brothers.
- 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: Tom Thumb Target entity description: Tom Thumb was the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton, a 19th-century American dwarf performer who gained international fame touring with P. T. Barnum’s circus.
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A.
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb was an early experimental American steam locomotive built in 1830 that demonstrated the viability of steam power for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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B.
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb is a mischievous little mouse who stars as one of the central characters in Beatrix Potter’s classic children’s story "The Tale of Two Bad Mice."
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C.
Tom Thumb (fairy tale character)
Tom Thumb is a tiny boy from English folklore whose adventures, often involving being swallowed or escaping dangerous situations through his small size, have made him a classic fairy-tale character.
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D.
Littlewit
Littlewit is a comic character in Ben Jonson’s play "Bartholomew Fair," known as a foolish yet crafty proctor whose schemes drive much of the play’s satirical action.
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E.
Hop-o'-My-Thumb
Hop-o'-My-Thumb is a French fairy tale about a clever, undersized boy who outwits both his impoverished parents and a child-eating ogre to save himself and his brothers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.