Roy Hobbs
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Roy Hobbs is the fictional, supremely talented but troubled baseball prodigy who serves as the central character in Bernard Malamud’s novel and its film adaptation *The Natural*.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Hobbs canonical | 11 |
| Roy Hobbs (The Natural novel) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10009488 — 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: Roy Hobbs Context triple: [The Natural (film score), associatedWithCharacter, Roy Hobbs]
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A.
Hank Booth
Hank Booth is a recurring character on the television series "Bones," known as Seeley Booth's grandfather and a former Army veteran.
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B.
Rickey Medlocke
Rickey Medlocke is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and as the founder of Blackfoot.
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C.
George Fisk
George Fisk is a personal name shared by several individuals, most notably figures in American religious, academic, or public life.
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D.
Buster Stiggs
Buster Stiggs was a New Zealand drummer best known for his work in late 1970s and early 1980s punk and new wave bands, including The Swingers and The Suburban Reptiles.
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E.
Larry Cobb
Larry Cobb is a musician best known as a member of Kevin Costner's country-rock band, Kevin Costner & Modern West.
- 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: Roy Hobbs Target entity description: Roy Hobbs is the fictional, supremely talented but troubled baseball prodigy who serves as the central character in Bernard Malamud’s novel and its film adaptation *The Natural*.
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A.
Hank Booth
Hank Booth is a recurring character on the television series "Bones," known as Seeley Booth's grandfather and a former Army veteran.
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B.
Rickey Medlocke
Rickey Medlocke is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a longtime member of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and as the founder of Blackfoot.
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C.
George Fisk
George Fisk is a personal name shared by several individuals, most notably figures in American religious, academic, or public life.
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D.
Buster Stiggs
Buster Stiggs was a New Zealand drummer best known for his work in late 1970s and early 1980s punk and new wave bands, including The Swingers and The Suburban Reptiles.
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E.
Larry Cobb
Larry Cobb is a musician best known as a member of Kevin Costner's country-rock band, Kevin Costner & Modern West.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| antagonist |
Gus Sands
ⓘ
Harriet Bird ⓘ Judge Banner ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Natural (1984 film)
ⓘ
The Natural (novel) ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
The Natural (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Natural (1984 film)
The Natural (novel) ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York City (within the story)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City (fictional setting)
|
| batName | Wonderboy ⓘ |
| bats | left-handed ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
determined
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romantic ⓘ troubled ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Bernard Malamud ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic baseball hero archetype ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Natural (1952 novel)
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linked to:
The Natural (novel)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
American baseball legends
ⓘ
myth of the tragic hero ⓘ |
| league | fictional National League ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | baseball fiction ⓘ |
| loveInterest |
Iris Lemon
ⓘ
Memo Paris ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist of The Natural ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
hits a towering home run that shatters stadium lights in the film adaptation
ⓘ
returns to baseball in middle age ⓘ shot by Harriet Bird as a young prospect ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary baseball talent
ⓘ
late-career comeback ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Robert Redford ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | The Natural (1984 film) ⓘ |
| position | outfielder ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance |
Harcourt Brace
ⓘ
linked to:
Harcourt Brace & World
|
| setting | fictionalized early-20th-century American baseball ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | New York Knights ⓘ |
| themeAssociated |
corruption in sports
ⓘ
lost innocence ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| throws | right-handed ⓘ |
| uses | Wonderboy (bat) ⓘ |
| weapon | Wonderboy (bat) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Hobbs Description of subject: Roy Hobbs is the fictional, supremely talented but troubled baseball prodigy who serves as the central character in Bernard Malamud’s novel and its film adaptation *The Natural*.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Roy Hobbs in The Natural
linked to: Roy Hobbs
subject linked to:
Roy Hobbs in The Natural
linked to: Roy Hobbs
subject linked to:
The Natural (novel)
subject linked to:
The Natural (novel)