Tom the barman
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Tom the barman is the hunchbacked, toothless innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron pub in the Harry Potter series, known for serving wizards and witches at the gateway between Muggle London and Diagon Alley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom the barman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5111160 — 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: Tom the barman Context triple: [The Leaky Cauldron, owner, Tom the barman]
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A.
Bartender
"Bartender" is a song by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, known for its laid-back, acoustic-pop style and themes of escapism and emotional refuge.
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B.
Bartender
"Bartender" is a 2006 R&B/hip-hop single by Akon featuring T-Pain, known for its smooth club vibe and catchy hook about meeting a bartender at a nightclub.
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C.
Mr. Teabag
Mr. Teabag is a comically absurd civil servant portrayed by John Cleese in Monty Python’s “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch, known for his exaggerated, nonsensical way of walking.
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D.
Nathan Barley
Nathan Barley is a British satirical television series created by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris that lampoons early-2000s hipster and media culture through its eponymous, self-obsessed antihero.
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E.
Mr. Scogan
Mr. Scogan is a cynical, intellectually sharp, and satirical commentator on society and progress in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Crome Yellow."
- 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: Tom the barman Target entity description: Tom the barman is the hunchbacked, toothless innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron pub in the Harry Potter series, known for serving wizards and witches at the gateway between Muggle London and Diagon Alley.
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A.
Bartender
"Bartender" is a song by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, known for its laid-back, acoustic-pop style and themes of escapism and emotional refuge.
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B.
Bartender
"Bartender" is a 2006 R&B/hip-hop single by Akon featuring T-Pain, known for its smooth club vibe and catchy hook about meeting a bartender at a nightclub.
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C.
Mr. Teabag
Mr. Teabag is a comically absurd civil servant portrayed by John Cleese in Monty Python’s “Ministry of Silly Walks” sketch, known for his exaggerated, nonsensical way of walking.
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D.
Nathan Barley
Nathan Barley is a British satirical television series created by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris that lampoons early-2000s hipster and media culture through its eponymous, self-obsessed antihero.
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E.
Mr. Scogan
Mr. Scogan is a cynical, intellectually sharp, and satirical commentator on society and progress in Aldous Huxley’s novel "Crome Yellow."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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wizarding innkeeper ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ⓘ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⓘ Harry Potter film series ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Diagon Alley
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linked to:
Diagon Alley shopping street
Muggle London ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| functionOfLeakyCauldron | gateway between Muggle London and Diagon Alley ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hairColor | bald ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a friendly but somewhat shabby innkeeper
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running the Leaky Cauldron ⓘ serving drinks to Hogwarts students and staff ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| name | Tom ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
barman
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innkeeper ⓘ |
| physicalCharacteristic |
hunchbacked
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toothless ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Derek Deadman
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Jim Tavare ⓘ |
| residence |
Leaky Cauldron
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linked to:
The Leaky Cauldron
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| role |
innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron
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linked to:
The Leaky Cauldron
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| servesCustomers |
witches
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wizards ⓘ |
| setting | Wizarding World ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| universe |
Harry Potter universe
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linked to:
Wizarding World
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| worksAt |
Leaky Cauldron
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linked to:
The Leaky Cauldron
|
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: Tom the barman Description of subject: Tom the barman is the hunchbacked, toothless innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron pub in the Harry Potter series, known for serving wizards and witches at the gateway between Muggle London and Diagon Alley.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.