Eben Oleson
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Eben Oleson is a small-town Alaskan sheriff who becomes the reluctant hero leading the fight for survival against vampires in the horror story "30 Days of Night."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eben Oleson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2352001 — 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: Eben Oleson Context triple: [30 Days of Night, mainCharacter, Eben Oleson]
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A.
Ben Olsen
Ben Olsen is a former American soccer player and coach best known for his long association with D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
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B.
Christopher Tellefsen
Christopher Tellefsen is an American film editor known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "A Quiet Place," "Moneyball," and "Capote."
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C.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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D.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
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E.
John Rickard
John Rickard is a film producer known for working on mainstream Hollywood comedies and studio features.
- 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: Eben Oleson Target entity description: Eben Oleson is a small-town Alaskan sheriff who becomes the reluctant hero leading the fight for survival against vampires in the horror story "30 Days of Night."
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A.
Ben Olsen
Ben Olsen is a former American soccer player and coach best known for his long association with D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
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B.
Christopher Tellefsen
Christopher Tellefsen is an American film editor known for his work on acclaimed movies such as "A Quiet Place," "Moneyball," and "Capote."
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C.
Peter Amundson
Peter Amundson is a film editor best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the science-fiction action film "Pacific Rim."
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D.
Kevin Hageman
Kevin Hageman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on animated and family films and television series, including contributions to The Lego Movie franchise.
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E.
John Rickard
John Rickard is a film producer known for working on mainstream Hollywood comedies and studio features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
30 Days of Night
ⓘ
surface form:
30 Days of Night (2007 film)
30 Days of Night ⓘ
surface form:
30 Days of Night (comic)
|
| basedOn | character from the 30 Days of Night comic series ⓘ |
| characterAlignment | heroic ⓘ |
| conflictWith | vampires ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Ben Templesmith
ⓘ
Steve Niles ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Barrow, Alaska ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterStatus | becomes a vampire (in the film climax) ⓘ |
| medium |
comic books
ⓘ
feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
protagonist
ⓘ
reluctant hero ⓘ |
| notableAction |
organizes survivors against a vampire attack
ⓘ
sacrifices himself to protect the town ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the fight for survival during 30 days of polar night ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
sense of duty as sheriff
ⓘ
willingness to sacrifice himself for others ⓘ |
| occupation | sheriff ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Josh Hartnett ⓘ |
| positionHeld | sheriff of Barrow, Alaska ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonists | vampire coven attacking Barrow ⓘ |
| publisherOfSourceWork | IDW Publishing ⓘ |
| relationship | estranged husband of Stella Oleson at the beginning of the story ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | small isolated Alaskan town during polar night ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | modern era ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| spouse | Stella Oleson ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
self-sacrifice
ⓘ
survival horror ⓘ |
| workOfFiction |
30 Days of Night
ⓘ
surface form:
30 Days of Night franchise
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eben Oleson Description of subject: Eben Oleson is a small-town Alaskan sheriff who becomes the reluctant hero leading the fight for survival against vampires in the horror story "30 Days of Night."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Marlow