Dr. Gregory House
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Dr. Gregory House is the brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician and central character of the medical drama series "House," known for his unconventional methods, sharp wit, and reliance on a cane and pain medication.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Gregory House canonical | 17 |
| Gregory House | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3293082 — 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: Dr. Gregory House Context triple: [Hugh Laurie, portrayed, Dr. Gregory House]
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A.
Dr. Doug Ross
Dr. Doug Ross is a charismatic and rebellious pediatrician on the television medical drama "ER," known for his deep compassion for children and complex personal life.
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B.
Derek Shepherd
Derek Shepherd is a fictional neurosurgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his skill, compassion, and central romantic storyline with Meredith Grey.
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C.
Richard Webber
Richard Webber is a central fictional surgeon and longtime hospital chief of surgery on the television drama series "Grey’s Anatomy," known for his mentorship, personal struggles, and complex relationships with other main characters.
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D.
Dr. Blair
Dr. Blair is the biologist character in John Carpenter’s horror film "The Thing," known for his increasingly unstable behavior as he uncovers the nature of the alien threat.
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E.
Alex Karev
Alex Karev is a fictional pediatric surgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his evolution from an abrasive intern to a compassionate and skilled doctor.
- 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: Dr. Gregory House Target entity description: Dr. Gregory House is the brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician and central character of the medical drama series "House," known for his unconventional methods, sharp wit, and reliance on a cane and pain medication.
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A.
Dr. Doug Ross
Dr. Doug Ross is a charismatic and rebellious pediatrician on the television medical drama "ER," known for his deep compassion for children and complex personal life.
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B.
Derek Shepherd
Derek Shepherd is a fictional neurosurgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his skill, compassion, and central romantic storyline with Meredith Grey.
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C.
Richard Webber
Richard Webber is a central fictional surgeon and longtime hospital chief of surgery on the television drama series "Grey’s Anatomy," known for his mentorship, personal struggles, and complex relationships with other main characters.
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D.
Dr. Blair
Dr. Blair is the biologist character in John Carpenter’s horror film "The Thing," known for his increasingly unstable behavior as he uncovers the nature of the alien threat.
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E.
Alex Karev
Alex Karev is a fictional pediatric surgeon on the television series Grey’s Anatomy, known for his evolution from an abrasive intern to a compassionate and skilled doctor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diagnostician
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fictional character ⓘ physician ⓘ television character ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Johns Hopkins University
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surface form:
Johns Hopkins University (implied in canon/backstory)
University of Michigan ⓘ
surface form:
University of Michigan (implied in canon/backstory)
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| appearsIn | House ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Everybody lies. ⓘ |
| closeColleague |
Dr. James Wilson
ⓘ
Dr. Lisa Cuddy ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | David Shore ⓘ |
| employer |
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro
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surface form:
Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital
Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital Department of Diagnostic Medicine ⓘ |
| familyName | House ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
House M.D.
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surface form:
Pilot (House)
|
| friend | Dr. James Wilson ⓘ |
| fullName |
Dr. Gregory House
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gregory House
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | medical drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Gregory ⓘ |
| hasAddiction | Vicodin ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition |
chronic leg pain
ⓘ
muscle infarction in right thigh ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Holmes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherlock Holmes
|
| knownFor |
sharp wit
ⓘ
solving complex medical cases ⓘ unconventional diagnostic methods ⓘ |
| medicalSpecialty |
diagnostic medicine
ⓘ
infectious disease ⓘ nephrology ⓘ |
| nationality | American (in-universe character) ⓘ |
| networkOfFirstBroadcast | Fox ⓘ |
| occupation |
diagnostician
ⓘ
doctor ⓘ infectious disease specialist ⓘ nephrologist ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
brilliant
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cynical ⓘ misanthropic ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Hugh Laurie ⓘ |
| position | Head of Diagnostic Medicine ⓘ |
| supervises |
Dr. Allison Cameron
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Dr. Chris Taub ⓘ Dr. Eric Foreman ⓘ Dr. Lawrence Kutner ⓘ Dr. Remy "Thirteen" Hadley ⓘ Dr. Robert Chase ⓘ |
| takesMedication | Vicodin ⓘ |
| uses | cane ⓘ |
| worksIn |
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
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surface form:
Princeton, New Jersey
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Gregory House Description of subject: Dr. Gregory House is the brilliant but misanthropic diagnostician and central character of the medical drama series "House," known for his unconventional methods, sharp wit, and reliance on a cane and pain medication.
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