Paul Denton
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Paul Denton is a charismatic, sexually ambiguous college student in Bret Easton Ellis’s novel *The Rules of Attraction*, known for his complicated romantic entanglements and introspective, ironic outlook.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Denton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20183465 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Denton Context triple: [The Rules of Attraction, mainCharacter, Paul Denton]
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A.
John Denton
John Denton is an Australian architect best known as a co-founder of the influential architecture firm Denton Corker Marshall.
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B.
Paul Dempster
Paul Dempster is a central character in Robertson Davies' novel "Fifth Business," whose unusual birth, troubled upbringing, and later transformation into the illusionist Magnus Eisengrim profoundly shape the story’s exploration of guilt, identity, and destiny.
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C.
Paul Tollett
Paul Tollett is an American concert promoter best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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D.
Dave Dennison
Dave Dennison is a fictional character associated with Dani Dennison in the Hocus Pocus film universe, depicted as a member of her family.
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E.
Paul Hackett
Paul Hackett is a former U.S. Marine and Iraq War veteran best known for his high-profile 2005 special election campaign as a Democratic congressional candidate in Ohio.
- 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: Paul Denton Target entity description: Paul Denton is a charismatic, sexually ambiguous college student in Bret Easton Ellis’s novel *The Rules of Attraction*, known for his complicated romantic entanglements and introspective, ironic outlook.
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A.
John Denton
John Denton is an Australian architect best known as a co-founder of the influential architecture firm Denton Corker Marshall.
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B.
Paul Dempster
Paul Dempster is a central character in Robertson Davies' novel "Fifth Business," whose unusual birth, troubled upbringing, and later transformation into the illusionist Magnus Eisengrim profoundly shape the story’s exploration of guilt, identity, and destiny.
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C.
Paul Tollett
Paul Tollett is an American concert promoter best known as the co-founder and driving force behind the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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D.
Dave Dennison
Dave Dennison is a fictional character associated with Dani Dennison in the Hocus Pocus film universe, depicted as a member of her family.
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E.
Paul Hackett
Paul Hackett is a former U.S. Marine and Iraq War veteran best known for his high-profile 2005 special election campaign as a Democratic congressional candidate in Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.