Walter White (fictional character)

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fictional character television character

Walter White is the main character of the television series "Breaking Bad," a high school chemistry teacher who transforms into a ruthless methamphetamine manufacturer.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Walter White	88
Walter Hartwell White	1
Walter Hartwell White Sr.	1
Walter White (as car wash employee, early series)	1
Walter White (during the series)	1
Walter White (fictional character) canonical	1
Walter White (partially, for family protection)	1
Walter White leaves the company	1
Walter White partners with former student Jesse Pinkman	1
Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher, learns he has terminal lung cancer and decides to manufacture methamphetamine to secure his family’s financial future.	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1512901 — 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: Walter White (fictional character)
Context triple: [Walter, hasNotableBearer, Walter White (fictional character)]

A. Walter Black
Walter Black is the troubled, depressed protagonist of the film "The Beaver," who begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet as a coping mechanism.
B. Alex Vause
Alex Vause is a central character in the television series "Orange Is the New Black," known as a sharp-witted, morally ambiguous drug smuggler and the on-and-off love interest of Piper Chapman.
C. John Grey
John Grey is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Can You Forgive Her?", portrayed as a principled, reserved country gentleman whose steadfast love and moral integrity contrast with the heroine’s indecision.
D. Will Byers
Will Byers is a central character in the sci-fi horror series "Stranger Things," known for his mysterious disappearance into the Upside Down and its lasting supernatural effects on him and his friends.
E. Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-creator and former CEO of the pioneering social networking site MySpace.
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: Walter White (fictional character)
Target entity description: Walter White is the main character of the television series "Breaking Bad," a high school chemistry teacher who transforms into a ruthless methamphetamine manufacturer.

A. Walter Black
Walter Black is the troubled, depressed protagonist of the film "The Beaver," who begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet as a coping mechanism.
B. Alex Vause
Alex Vause is a central character in the television series "Orange Is the New Black," known as a sharp-witted, morally ambiguous drug smuggler and the on-and-off love interest of Piper Chapman.
C. John Grey
John Grey is a central character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Can You Forgive Her?", portrayed as a principled, reserved country gentleman whose steadfast love and moral integrity contrast with the heroine’s indecision.
D. Will Byers
Will Byers is a central character in the sci-fi horror series "Stranger Things," known for his mysterious disappearance into the Upside Down and its lasting supernatural effects on him and his friends.
E. Chris DeWolfe
Chris DeWolfe is an American entrepreneur best known as the co-creator and former CEO of the pioneering social networking site MySpace.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Heisenberg ⓘ linked to: Werner Heisenberg
appearsIn	Better Call Saul ⓘ Breaking Bad ⓘ El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie ⓘ
awardForPortrayal	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (to Bryan Cranston) ⓘ linked to: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
businessPartner	Gustavo Fring ⓘ Jesse Pinkman ⓘ Mike Ehrmantraut ⓘ Saul Goodman ⓘ
characterArc	transforms from mild-mannered teacher to ruthless criminal ⓘ
child	Holly White ⓘ Walter White Jr. ⓘ
coFounderOf	Gray Matter Technologies ⓘ
creator	Vince Gilligan ⓘ
diagnosedWith	lung cancer ⓘ
drugProduced	crystal methamphetamine ⓘ
education	California Institute of Technology ⓘ
enemy	Gustavo Fring ⓘ Hank Schrader ⓘ Jack Welker ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	chemistry ⓘ
firstAppearance	Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 1 "Pilot" ⓘ
franchise	Breaking Bad franchise ⓘ linked to: Breaking Bad
fullName	Walter Hartwell White ⓘ linked to: Walter White (fictional character)
gender	male ⓘ
kills	Gustavo Fring ⓘ Jack Welker ⓘ Mike Ehrmantraut ⓘ
medium	television ⓘ
moralAlignment	antihero ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
network	AMC ⓘ
notableAliasUsage	uses the alias Heisenberg in the drug trade ⓘ
notableQuote	I am the one who knocks! ⓘ Say my name. ⓘ
occupation	drug kingpin ⓘ high school chemistry teacher ⓘ methamphetamine manufacturer ⓘ
portrayedBy	Bryan Cranston ⓘ
relative	Hank Schrader ⓘ Marie Schrader ⓘ
residence	Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ linked to: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
seriesGenre	crime drama ⓘ
setting	Albuquerque, New Mexico ⓘ linked to: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
signatureProduct	blue meth ⓘ
spouse	Skyler White ⓘ
theme	consequences of pride and ambition ⓘ

How these facts were elicited