Captain Steven Hiller
E484027
Captain Steven Hiller is a charismatic and fearless U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot who becomes one of humanity’s key heroes in the alien invasion film "Independence Day."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Captain Steven Hiller canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5000993 — 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: Captain Steven Hiller Context triple: [Independence Day, hasCharacter, Captain Steven Hiller]
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A.
John Seitz
John Seitz was an American cinematographer renowned for his influential work in classic Hollywood cinema, particularly in film noir and science fiction.
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B.
Jeff Cronenweth
Jeff Cronenweth is an American cinematographer known for his stylish, atmospheric work on films such as "The Social Network" and collaborations with director David Fincher.
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C.
Robert Stevens
Robert Stevens was an American television and film director best known for his work on classic anthology series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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D.
Dave Porter
Dave Porter is an American composer best known for creating the distinctive score and music for the television series Breaking Bad.
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E.
Christopher Crawford
Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
- 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: Captain Steven Hiller Target entity description: Captain Steven Hiller is a charismatic and fearless U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot who becomes one of humanity’s key heroes in the alien invasion film "Independence Day."
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A.
John Seitz
John Seitz was an American cinematographer renowned for his influential work in classic Hollywood cinema, particularly in film noir and science fiction.
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B.
Jeff Cronenweth
Jeff Cronenweth is an American cinematographer known for his stylish, atmospheric work on films such as "The Social Network" and collaborations with director David Fincher.
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C.
Robert Stevens
Robert Stevens was an American television and film director best known for his work on classic anthology series such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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D.
Dave Porter
Dave Porter is an American composer best known for creating the distinctive score and music for the television series Breaking Bad.
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E.
Christopher Crawford
Christopher Crawford was the adopted son of Hollywood actress Joan Crawford, later known for his estranged relationship with her and his involvement in the controversies surrounding her legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ally |
Jasmine Dubrow
ⓘ
President Thomas J. Whitmore ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Independence Day
ⓘ
Independence Day: Resurgence ⓘ |
| branchOfMilitary | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ fearless ⓘ humorous ⓘ |
| combatantInFictionalEvent |
War of 1996 (Independence Day)
ⓘ
linked to:
Independence Day
|
| countryOfService | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Dean Devlin
ⓘ
Roland Emmerich ⓘ |
| deathStatusInSequel | killed in a test flight accident prior to events of Independence Day: Resurgence ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Independence Day franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Independence Day
|
| genre | science fiction film character ⓘ |
| goal | to become a NASA astronaut ⓘ |
| hasChild | Dylan Dubrow ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Captain ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
captures an alien pilot after a dogfight
ⓘ
helps upload a computer virus to the alien mothership ⓘ pilots an alien spacecraft into the mothership ⓘ |
| notableFor | helping defeat an alien invasion of Earth ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Welcome to Earth." ⓘ |
| occupation |
United States Marine Corps officer
ⓘ
fighter pilot ⓘ |
| partnerInMission | David Levinson ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Will Smith ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Jasmine Dubrow ⓘ |
| screenDebutYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jasmine Dubrow-Hiller
ⓘ
linked to:
Jasmine Dubrow
|
| stepfatherOf | Dylan Dubrow ⓘ |
| vehicleTypeFlown | F/A-18 Hornet ⓘ |
| worksFor | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Captain Steven Hiller Description of subject: Captain Steven Hiller is a charismatic and fearless U.S. Marine Corps fighter pilot who becomes one of humanity’s key heroes in the alien invasion film "Independence Day."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.