Hugh Howey
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Hugh Howey is an American author best known for his self-published dystopian science fiction series "Wool," which became a bestseller and was later adapted for television as "Silo."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh Howey canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8431604 — 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: Hugh Howey Context triple: [Silo, basedOnWorkBy, Hugh Howey]
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A.
Sarah Shephard
Sarah Shephard is a fictional character from the television series "Lost," known as Jack Shephard’s ex-wife.
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B.
Kristen Kish
Kristen Kish is a Korean-American chef, television host, and restaurateur best known for winning Top Chef and later serving as the show's host and judge.
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C.
Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver is an American author best known for her young adult novels, including the dystopian "Delirium" series and the contemporary bestseller "Before I Fall."
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D.
Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is a bestselling American author known for her humorous steampunk and paranormal romance novels, particularly the Parasol Protectorate series.
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E.
Julie Herrod
Julie Herrod is an American actress best known for her role as the young neighbor Gloria in the 1967 suspense film "Wait Until Dark."
- 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: Hugh Howey Target entity description: Hugh Howey is an American author best known for his self-published dystopian science fiction series "Wool," which became a bestseller and was later adapted for television as "Silo."
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A.
Sarah Shephard
Sarah Shephard is a fictional character from the television series "Lost," known as Jack Shephard’s ex-wife.
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B.
Kristen Kish
Kristen Kish is a Korean-American chef, television host, and restaurateur best known for winning Top Chef and later serving as the show's host and judge.
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C.
Lauren Oliver
Lauren Oliver is an American author best known for her young adult novels, including the dystopian "Delirium" series and the contemporary bestseller "Before I Fall."
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D.
Gail Carriger
Gail Carriger is a bestselling American author known for her humorous steampunk and paranormal romance novels, particularly the Parasol Protectorate series.
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E.
Julie Herrod
Julie Herrod is an American actress best known for her role as the young neighbor Gloria in the 1967 suspense film "Wait Until Dark."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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human ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ science fiction writer ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
author rights in publishing contracts
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self-publishing ⓘ |
| author |
Hugh Howey
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Hugh Howey ⓘ Hugh Howey ⓘ Hugh Howey ⓘ Hugh Howey ⓘ Hugh Howey ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Silo series
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linked to:
Silo
Wool ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Howey ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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dystopian science fiction ⓘ dystopian science fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| influencedField | independent publishing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Silo universe fiction
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Wool series ⓘ pioneering self-publishing success in science fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Hugh Howey ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
achieved bestseller status with the Wool series as a self-published author
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self-published the novel Wool ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Beacon 23
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Dust ⓘ Sand ⓘ Shift ⓘ Silo series ⓘ
linked to:
Silo
Wool ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Silo series
ⓘ
linked to:
Silo
Silo series ⓘ
linked to:
Silo
Silo series ⓘ
linked to:
Silo
|
| workAdaptedAs |
Silo (television series)
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linked to:
Silo
|
| workFocusesOn |
dystopian societies
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enclosed underground habitats ⓘ post-apocalyptic settings ⓘ |
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: Hugh Howey Description of subject: Hugh Howey is an American author best known for his self-published dystopian science fiction series "Wool," which became a bestseller and was later adapted for television as "Silo."
Referenced by (12)
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