Ray Stantz
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Ray Stantz is a passionate, good-natured paranormal investigator and founding member of the Ghostbusters team, known for his childlike enthusiasm and deep knowledge of the supernatural.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Stantz canonical | 9 |
| Dr. Raymond Stantz | 1 |
| Ray Stantz in The Real Ghostbusters | 1 |
| Raymond Stantz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3672658 — 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: Ray Stantz Context triple: [Ghostbusters, character, Ray Stantz]
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A.
Martin Brody
Martin Brody is the cautious, duty-driven police chief of Amity Island who becomes the central human protagonist battling the great white shark in the film "Jaws."
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B.
Egon
Egon is a masculine given name of German origin, notably borne by several European politicians, artists, and intellectuals.
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C.
Dr. Egon Spengler
Dr. Egon Spengler is the bespectacled, scientifically minded Ghostbuster and paranormal researcher from the "Ghostbusters" film franchise.
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D.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
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E.
Silas Laurence Loomis
Silas Laurence Loomis was a 19th-century American physician, inventor, and educator known for his contributions to medical science and technological innovation.
- 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: Ray Stantz Target entity description: Ray Stantz is a passionate, good-natured paranormal investigator and founding member of the Ghostbusters team, known for his childlike enthusiasm and deep knowledge of the supernatural.
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A.
Martin Brody
Martin Brody is the cautious, duty-driven police chief of Amity Island who becomes the central human protagonist battling the great white shark in the film "Jaws."
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B.
Egon
Egon is a masculine given name of German origin, notably borne by several European politicians, artists, and intellectuals.
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C.
Dr. Egon Spengler
Dr. Egon Spengler is the bespectacled, scientifically minded Ghostbuster and paranormal researcher from the "Ghostbusters" film franchise.
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D.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is the ruthless, hot-tempered outlaw and ancestor of Biff Tannen who serves as the main antagonist in the Old West setting of Back to the Future Part III.
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E.
Silas Laurence Loomis
Silas Laurence Loomis was a 19th-century American physician, inventor, and educator known for his contributions to medical science and technological innovation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ghostbuster
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fictional character ⓘ paranormal investigator ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Extreme Ghostbusters
ⓘ
surface form:
Extreme Ghostbusters (animated series)
Ghostbusters ⓘ
surface form:
Ghostbusters (1984 film)
Ghostbusters II ⓘ
surface form:
Ghostbusters II (1989 film)
Ghostbusters franchise ⓘ
surface form:
Ghostbusters video games
Ghostbusters: Afterlife ⓘ
surface form:
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021 film)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024 film)
The Real Ghostbusters ⓘ
surface form:
The Real Ghostbusters (animated series)
|
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
childlike curiosity
ⓘ
enthusiastic ⓘ good-natured ⓘ impulsive ⓘ loyal ⓘ optimistic ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf |
Dr. Egon Spengler
ⓘ
surface form:
Egon Spengler
Peter Venkman ⓘ Winston Zeddemore ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Ghostbusters ⓘ |
| creator |
Dan Aykroyd
ⓘ
Harold Ramis ⓘ |
| education |
doctorate in parapsychology
ⓘ
doctorate in psychology ⓘ |
| employer | Ghostbusters ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Ghostbusters franchise ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
paranormal investigation
ⓘ
parapsychology ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ray Stantz
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Raymond Stantz
|
| givenName | Raymond ⓘ |
| hasExpertise |
ghosts
ⓘ
occult literature ⓘ paranormal technology ⓘ supernatural lore ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ghostbusters ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname | Ray ⓘ |
| notableAction |
helped defeat Gozer the Gozerian
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helped defeat Vigo the Carpathian ⓘ |
| occupation |
Ghostbuster
ⓘ
paranormal investigator ⓘ parapsychologist ⓘ small business owner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dan Aykroyd ⓘ |
| usesEquipment |
Ecto-1
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P.K.E. meter ⓘ ghost trap ⓘ proton pack ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ray Stantz Description of subject: Ray Stantz is a passionate, good-natured paranormal investigator and founding member of the Ghostbusters team, known for his childlike enthusiasm and deep knowledge of the supernatural.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ray Stantz in The Real Ghostbusters
this entity surface form:
Dr. Raymond Stantz
this entity surface form:
Raymond Stantz