Billy Hargrove
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Billy Hargrove is a hot-headed, antagonistic high school student and stepbrother to Max Mayfield in the Netflix series "Stranger Things."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy Hargrove canonical | 13 |
| Brad Colbert | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5019026 — 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: Billy Hargrove Context triple: [Hawkins, Indiana, hasResident, Billy Hargrove]
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A.
Howie Meeker
Howie Meeker was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, coach, broadcaster, and Hockey Hall of Famer known for his energetic commentary and influential role in teaching and analyzing the game.
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B.
Bryan Harper
Bryan Harper is an American former professional baseball player and the older brother of MLB star Bryce Harper.
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C.
John Gant
John Gant is the enigmatic, gunslinging protagonist of the 1959 Western film "No Name on the Bullet," known for his deadly reputation and mysterious motives.
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D.
Michael McCluney
Michael McCluney is a musician best known as a member of the British-Irish boy band Day26, formed on the MTV reality show "Making the Band 4."
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E.
Jake Hoyt
Jake Hoyt is a rookie LAPD narcotics officer whose moral integrity is tested during a tumultuous day under a corrupt veteran detective in the film "Training Day."
- 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: Billy Hargrove Target entity description: Billy Hargrove is a hot-headed, antagonistic high school student and stepbrother to Max Mayfield in the Netflix series "Stranger Things."
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A.
Howie Meeker
Howie Meeker was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger, coach, broadcaster, and Hockey Hall of Famer known for his energetic commentary and influential role in teaching and analyzing the game.
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B.
Bryan Harper
Bryan Harper is an American former professional baseball player and the older brother of MLB star Bryce Harper.
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C.
John Gant
John Gant is the enigmatic, gunslinging protagonist of the 1959 Western film "No Name on the Bullet," known for his deadly reputation and mysterious motives.
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D.
Michael McCluney
Michael McCluney is a musician best known as a member of the British-Irish boy band Day26, formed on the MTV reality show "Making the Band 4."
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E.
Jake Hoyt
Jake Hoyt is a rookie LAPD narcotics officer whose moral integrity is tested during a tumultuous day under a corrupt veteran detective in the film "Training Day."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| addiction |
alcohol
ⓘ
cigarettes ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Stranger Things ⓘ |
| characterArc | partially redeemed through self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| creator |
The Duffer Brothers
ⓘ
linked to:
Duffer Brothers
|
| deathCause | killed by the Mind Flayer ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Starcourt Mall ⓘ |
| eyeColor | blue ⓘ |
| familyBackground |
abusive father
ⓘ
estranged from his mother ⓘ |
| fandom | Stranger Things fandom ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Stranger Things season 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Things
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | blond ⓘ |
| hangoutLocation | Hawkins Community Pool ⓘ |
| lastAppearance |
Stranger Things season 3
ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Things
|
| livesIn | Hawkins, Indiana ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | Netflix ⓘ |
| notableAction |
bullies Lucas Sinclair
ⓘ
bullies Steve Harrington ⓘ protective of Max Mayfield in a controlling way ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
abducts residents of Hawkins under Mind Flayer’s control
ⓘ
helps form the Flayed army ⓘ |
| occupation | high school student ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
antagonistic
ⓘ
hot-headed ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dacre Montgomery ⓘ |
| possessedBy |
the Mind Flayer
ⓘ
linked to:
Mind Flayer
|
| previousResidence |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| relationshipType | stepbrother of Max Mayfield ⓘ |
| relative |
Billy’s unnamed mother
ⓘ
Max Mayfield ⓘ Neil Hargrove ⓘ Susan Hargrove ⓘ |
| roleAtPool | lifeguard ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
antagonist
ⓘ
secondary protagonist in season 3 arc ⓘ |
| romanticAttentionFrom | Karen Wheeler ⓘ |
| seriesSeason |
Stranger Things season 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Things
Stranger Things season 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Things
|
| setting | Hawkins High School ⓘ |
| sportsActivity | plays basketball ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| vehicle | blue 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 ⓘ |
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: Billy Hargrove Description of subject: Billy Hargrove is a hot-headed, antagonistic high school student and stepbrother to Max Mayfield in the Netflix series "Stranger Things."
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Billy Hargrove
subject linked to:
Max Mayfield, Stranger Things
subject linked to:
battle of Starcourt Mall