William Fitzgerald Harper
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William Fitzgerald Harper is an American actor best known for his role as Chidi Anagonye on the television series "The Good Place."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Fitzgerald Harper canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10997097 — 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: William Fitzgerald Harper Context triple: [William Jackson Harper, birthName, William Fitzgerald Harper]
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A.
William Peters Hepburn
William Peters Hepburn was an American Republican congressman from Iowa best known for his leadership in railroad regulation and sponsorship of the landmark Hepburn Act of 1906.
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B.
Robert Joseph Pershing Foster
Robert Joseph Pershing Foster was an African American physician whose migration from the Jim Crow South to California is one of the key personal narratives chronicled in Isabel Wilkerson’s book *The Warmth of Other Suns*.
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C.
Franklin D’Olier
Franklin D’Olier was an American businessman and World War I veteran who became a prominent civic leader and the inaugural national head of The American Legion.
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D.
Russell Benjamin Harrison
Russell Benjamin Harrison was an American lawyer, politician, and the son of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Caroline Harrison.
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E.
William Warren Bradley
William Warren Bradley is an American former professional basketball player, U.S. senator from New Jersey, and Democratic presidential candidate known for his work on tax reform and campaign finance.
- 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: William Fitzgerald Harper Target entity description: William Fitzgerald Harper is an American actor best known for his role as Chidi Anagonye on the television series "The Good Place."
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A.
William Peters Hepburn
William Peters Hepburn was an American Republican congressman from Iowa best known for his leadership in railroad regulation and sponsorship of the landmark Hepburn Act of 1906.
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B.
Robert Joseph Pershing Foster
Robert Joseph Pershing Foster was an African American physician whose migration from the Jim Crow South to California is one of the key personal narratives chronicled in Isabel Wilkerson’s book *The Warmth of Other Suns*.
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C.
Franklin D’Olier
Franklin D’Olier was an American businessman and World War I veteran who became a prominent civic leader and the inaugural national head of The American Legion.
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D.
Russell Benjamin Harrison
Russell Benjamin Harrison was an American lawyer, politician, and the son of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison and First Lady Caroline Harrison.
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E.
William Warren Bradley
William Warren Bradley is an American former professional basketball player, U.S. senator from New Jersey, and Democratic presidential candidate known for his work on tax reform and campaign finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | William Jackson Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Critics' Choice Television Award nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | United States entertainment industry career ⓘ |
| castMemberOf |
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
NERFINISHED
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Dark Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Midsommar NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Place NERFINISHED ⓘ The Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Chidi Anagonye
NERFINISHED
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James in Dark Waters ⓘ Josh in Midsommar NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcus Watkins in Love Life ⓘ Royal in The Underground Railroad ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employedBy | NBC (for The Good Place) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | African-American ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mediumOfPerformance |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| name | William Fitzgerald Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying Chidi Anagonye on The Good Place ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
NERFINISHED
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Dark Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Life NERFINISHED ⓘ Midsommar NERFINISHED ⓘ The Good Place NERFINISHED ⓘ The Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| partOf | cast of The Good Place ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Fitzgerald Harper Description of subject: William Fitzgerald Harper is an American actor best known for his role as Chidi Anagonye on the television series "The Good Place."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.