Ben Wyatt
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Ben Wyatt is a fiscally responsible, nerdy former state auditor who becomes Leslie Knope’s supportive husband and a key government official in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ben Wyatt canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6814279 — 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: Ben Wyatt Context triple: [Parks and Recreation, mainCharacter, Ben Wyatt]
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A.
Jericho Jackson
Jericho Jackson is the tough, wisecracking Detroit police detective protagonist of the 1988 action film "Action Jackson," portrayed by Carl Weathers.
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B.
Justin Fonda
Justin Fonda is an American actor and cinematographer, best known as the son of actor Peter Fonda and a member of the prominent Fonda acting family.
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C.
Sam Porter Bridges
Sam Porter Bridges is the stoic, cargo-hauling protagonist of Hideo Kojima’s video game "Death Stranding," tasked with reconnecting a fractured post-apocalyptic America.
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D.
Austin Stowell
Austin Stowell is an American actor known for his roles in films such as "Whiplash," "Bridge of Spies," and "Colossal," as well as various television series.
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E.
Will Parker
Will Parker is a cheerful, somewhat naive cowboy and rodeo performer who provides comic relief and romantic subplots in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
- 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: Ben Wyatt Target entity description: Ben Wyatt is a fiscally responsible, nerdy former state auditor who becomes Leslie Knope’s supportive husband and a key government official in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.
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A.
Jericho Jackson
Jericho Jackson is the tough, wisecracking Detroit police detective protagonist of the 1988 action film "Action Jackson," portrayed by Carl Weathers.
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B.
Justin Fonda
Justin Fonda is an American actor and cinematographer, best known as the son of actor Peter Fonda and a member of the prominent Fonda acting family.
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C.
Sam Porter Bridges
Sam Porter Bridges is the stoic, cargo-hauling protagonist of Hideo Kojima’s video game "Death Stranding," tasked with reconnecting a fractured post-apocalyptic America.
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D.
Austin Stowell
Austin Stowell is an American actor known for his roles in films such as "Whiplash," "Bridge of Spies," and "Colossal," as well as various television series.
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E.
Will Parker
Will Parker is a cheerful, somewhat naive cowboy and rodeo performer who provides comic relief and romantic subplots in the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pawnee Parks and Recreation Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backstory |
elected mayor of Partridge, Minnesota at age 18
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recalled as mayor after financial mismanagement ⓘ |
| characterArc | transitions from outsider auditor to integral member of Pawnee government ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Greg Daniels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Schur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdWork | The Cones of Dunshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | majored in accounting ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Pawnee, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Pawnee, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Parks and Recreation Season 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceEpisode | “The Master Plan” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend |
Andy Dwyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
April Ludgate NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Traeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Swanson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Haverford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| hasChild | triplets with Leslie Knope ⓘ |
| hobby |
creating board games
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playing board games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
budget expertise
ⓘ
supporting Leslie Knope ⓘ |
| likes |
Game of Thrones
NERFINISHED
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Star Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
helps save Pawnee from bankruptcy
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runs Leslie Knope’s city council campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
accountant
ⓘ
government official ⓘ state auditor ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
fiscally responsible
ⓘ
nerdy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Adam Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Indiana state auditor
NERFINISHED
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Pawnee city manager ⓘ campaign manager for Leslie Knope ⓘ congressional candidate ⓘ |
| spouse | Leslie Knope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportingRoleTo | Leslie Knope’s political career ⓘ |
| worksFor |
City of Pawnee
NERFINISHED
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State of Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ben Wyatt Description of subject: Ben Wyatt is a fiscally responsible, nerdy former state auditor who becomes Leslie Knope’s supportive husband and a key government official in the sitcom Parks and Recreation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.