Yaphet
E496049
Yaphet is a masculine given name most notably borne by American actor Yaphet Kotto.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaphet canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5129379 — 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: Yaphet Context triple: [Yaphet Kotto, givenName, Yaphet]
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A.
Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
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B.
Shelomith
Shelomith is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a member of King Rehoboam’s family lineage.
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C.
Elisheba
Elisheba is a Hebrew given name of biblical origin, traditionally understood to mean “God is my oath” or “God is satisfaction.”
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D.
Keturah
Keturah is a woman in the Hebrew Bible known as a later wife or concubine of Abraham, through whom several Arabian tribes are traditionally traced.
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E.
Gilberta
Gilberta is a feminine given name, typically considered the female form of Gilbert and used in various European languages.
- 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: Yaphet Target entity description: Yaphet is a masculine given name most notably borne by American actor Yaphet Kotto.
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A.
Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
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B.
Shelomith
Shelomith is a lesser-known biblical figure mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as a member of King Rehoboam’s family lineage.
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C.
Elisheba
Elisheba is a Hebrew given name of biblical origin, traditionally understood to mean “God is my oath” or “God is satisfaction.”
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D.
Keturah
Keturah is a woman in the Hebrew Bible known as a later wife or concubine of Abraham, through whom several Arabian tribes are traditionally traced.
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E.
Gilberta
Gilberta is a feminine given name, typically considered the female form of Gilbert and used in various European languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-11-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-03-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| familyName | Kotto ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| givenName | Yaphet ⓘ |
| notableBearer | Yaphet Kotto ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alien
ⓘ
linked to:
Alien (1979 film)
Homicide: Life on the Street ⓘ Live and Let Die ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Manila
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| portrayed |
Al Giardello
ⓘ
Dr. Kananga ⓘ Parker ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| usage | English ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Yaphet Description of subject: Yaphet is a masculine given name most notably borne by American actor Yaphet Kotto.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.