Nick Cotton
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Nick Cotton is a minor hobbit character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, known primarily as a member of the Cotton family of the Shire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nick Cotton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11152012 — 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: Nick Cotton Context triple: [Rosie Cotton, sibling, Nick Cotton]
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A.
Ben Cotton
Ben Cotton is a Canadian actor known for his roles in science fiction and genre television series and films.
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B.
Paul Kershaw
Paul Kershaw is a Canadian policy scholar and founder of the Generation Squeeze campaign, known for his research and advocacy on generational inequality and housing affordability.
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C.
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts is a South African actor best known for his roles in film, television, and stage productions, often portraying rugged or authoritative characters.
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D.
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts is an American comedian, writer, and actor best known as a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a producer and writer on various sketch comedy projects.
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E.
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll is a science fiction fan and writer best known for his work as a co-editor of the fanzine Journey Planet.
- 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: Nick Cotton Target entity description: Nick Cotton is a minor hobbit character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, known primarily as a member of the Cotton family of the Shire.
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A.
Ben Cotton
Ben Cotton is a Canadian actor known for his roles in science fiction and genre television series and films.
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B.
Paul Kershaw
Paul Kershaw is a Canadian policy scholar and founder of the Generation Squeeze campaign, known for his research and advocacy on generational inequality and housing affordability.
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C.
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts is a South African actor best known for his roles in film, television, and stage productions, often portraying rugged or authoritative characters.
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D.
Ian Roberts
Ian Roberts is an American comedian, writer, and actor best known as a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade and a producer and writer on various sketch comedy projects.
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E.
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll is a science fiction fan and writer best known for his work as a co-editor of the fanzine Journey Planet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shire-hobbit
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ hobbit ⓘ |
| affiliation | Cotton family ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lord of the Rings
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings, Appendix C: Family Trees ⓘ
linked to:
The Lord of the Rings appendices
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
The Shire (fictional)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Shire
|
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| culture | Shire-hobbits ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Hobbit-kind
ⓘ
linked to:
Hobbits
|
| familyName | Cotton ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Hobbit ⓘ |
| homeRegion | Westfarthing ⓘ |
| language | Westron ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | High fantasy ⓘ |
| medium | Literature ⓘ |
| notability | Minor hobbit character in Tolkien’s legendarium ⓘ |
| originatesFromWorkBy |
Professor J. R. R. Tolkien
ⓘ
linked to:
J. R. R. Tolkien
|
| partOf | The Shire community ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The Red Book of Westmarch (in-universe) ⓘ |
| residence |
Bywater
ⓘ
The Shire ⓘ |
| setting | Third Age of Middle-earth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nick Cotton Description of subject: Nick Cotton is a minor hobbit character from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, known primarily as a member of the Cotton family of the Shire.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.