Aron Ralston
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Aron Ralston is an American outdoorsman, engineer, and motivational speaker best known for surviving a canyoneering accident by amputating his own arm, an ordeal he recounted in his memoir that inspired the film "127 Hours."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aron Ralston canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3067911 — 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: Aron Ralston Context triple: [127 Hours, basedOnAuthor, Aron Ralston]
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A.
Douglas Honnold
Douglas Honnold was a mid-20th-century American architect known for his influential contributions to the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style that flourished in Southern California.
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B.
Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner is an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author whose struggle with homelessness while raising his young son inspired the film "The Pursuit of Happyness."
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C.
Chuck Noland
Chuck Noland is the stranded FedEx systems engineer portrayed by Tom Hanks in the survival drama film "Cast Away," known for his solitary struggle to survive on a deserted island.
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D.
John Roger Stephens
John Roger Stephens, better known as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and actor renowned for his soulful R&B music and multiple Grammy Awards.
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E.
Troy Kennedy Martin
Troy Kennedy Martin was a British television and film screenwriter best known for creating the series "Z-Cars" and writing the original 1969 film "The Italian Job."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aron Ralston Target entity description: Aron Ralston is an American outdoorsman, engineer, and motivational speaker best known for surviving a canyoneering accident by amputating his own arm, an ordeal he recounted in his memoir that inspired the film "127 Hours."
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A.
Douglas Honnold
Douglas Honnold was a mid-20th-century American architect known for his influential contributions to the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style that flourished in Southern California.
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B.
Chris Gardner
Chris Gardner is an American entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and author whose struggle with homelessness while raising his young son inspired the film "The Pursuit of Happyness."
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C.
Chuck Noland
Chuck Noland is the stranded FedEx systems engineer portrayed by Tom Hanks in the survival drama film "Cast Away," known for his solitary struggle to survive on a deserted island.
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D.
John Roger Stephens
John Roger Stephens, better known as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and actor renowned for his soulful R&B music and multiple Grammy Awards.
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E.
Troy Kennedy Martin
Troy Kennedy Martin was a British television and film screenwriter best known for creating the series "Z-Cars" and writing the original 1969 film "The Italian Job."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineer
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human ⓘ motivational speaker ⓘ outdoorsman ⓘ |
| activity | climbing all Colorado fourteeners in winter solo ⓘ |
| authorOf | Between a Rock and a Hard Place ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | canyoneering entrapment by boulder in Blue John Canyon ⓘ |
| canyoneeringAccidentDate | 2003-04-26 ⓘ |
| canyoneeringAccidentLocation | Blue John Canyon, Utah, United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1975-10-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Carnegie Mellon University
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linked to:
CMU
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| employer |
Intel
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linked to:
Intel Corporation
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| familyName | Ralston ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | adventure writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Aron ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter
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son ⓘ |
| hasProsthesis | prosthetic arm ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film "127 Hours" directed by Danny Boyle
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linked to:
127 Hours
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| knownFor |
inspiring the film "127 Hours"
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memoir "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" ⓘ self-amputation of his right forearm to free himself from a boulder ⓘ surviving a canyoneering accident in Blue John Canyon, Utah in 2003 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lostBodyPart | right forearm ⓘ |
| methodOfSelfRescue | self-amputation with a dull multi-tool ⓘ |
| name | Aron Ralston ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | completed climbs with a prosthetic arm after his accident ⓘ |
| notableEvent | returned to climbing and outdoor sports after amputation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Between a Rock and a Hard Place ⓘ |
| occupation |
canyoneer
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mechanical engineer ⓘ motivational speaker ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Marion, Ohio, United States
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linked to:
Marion, Ohio
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| portrayedBy | James Franco ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Colorado, United States
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linked to:
Colorado
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| speaks | English ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
film "127 Hours"
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linked to:
127 Hours
numerous motivational speeches about survival and resilience ⓘ |
| timeTrapped | about 127 hours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aron Ralston Description of subject: Aron Ralston is an American outdoorsman, engineer, and motivational speaker best known for surviving a canyoneering accident by amputating his own arm, an ordeal he recounted in his memoir that inspired the film "127 Hours."
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
memoir "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
subject linked to:
memoir "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"
subject linked to:
memoir "Between a Rock and a Hard Place"