Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
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Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series is Harry Potter’s blustering, magic-hating Muggle uncle who, along with his family, provides a comically cruel and oppressive home life for the young wizard.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vernon Dursley | 7 |
| Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series canonical | 1 |
| Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter character) | 1 |
| Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter novels) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T803872 — 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: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series Context triple: [Richard Griffiths, role, Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series]
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A.
Dursley
Dursley is a historic market town in South West England, situated near the Cotswold escarpment and known for its traditional architecture and rural surroundings.
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B.
Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
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C.
Dora Black
Dora Black was a British author, educator, and feminist best known for her radical views on marriage and sexuality and her influential partnership with philosopher Bertrand Russell.
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D.
Clarkson Potter
Clarkson Potter is a prominent American publishing imprint known for its high-quality cookbooks, lifestyle, and design titles.
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E.
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore is the wise and powerful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
- 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: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series Target entity description: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series is Harry Potter’s blustering, magic-hating Muggle uncle who, along with his family, provides a comically cruel and oppressive home life for the young wizard.
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A.
Dursley
Dursley is a historic market town in South West England, situated near the Cotswold escarpment and known for its traditional architecture and rural surroundings.
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B.
Uncle Fred
Uncle Fred is a mischievous, quick-witted aristocrat and recurring comic hero in P. G. Wodehouse’s humorous stories.
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C.
Dora Black
Dora Black was a British author, educator, and feminist best known for her radical views on marriage and sexuality and her influential partnership with philosopher Bertrand Russell.
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D.
Clarkson Potter
Clarkson Potter is a prominent American publishing imprint known for its high-quality cookbooks, lifestyle, and design titles.
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E.
Albus Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore is the wise and powerful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional character ⓘ |
| ageGroup | middle-aged man ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist to Harry Potter ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film)
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surface form:
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardMagic | hates magic ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardWizards | fears and despises wizards ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter novels)
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| bodyType | overweight ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bad-tempered
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bullying ⓘ materialistic ⓘ prejudiced against magic ⓘ status-conscious ⓘ |
| creator | J. K. Rowling ⓘ |
| employer | Grunnings (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ |
| family | Dursley family (Harry Potter film series) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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surface form:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy film ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| homeLifeDescription | oppressive and comically cruel ⓘ |
| homeLifeFor |
Harry Potter
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series)
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to suppress Harry Potter's Hogwarts letters
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comic relief through blustering reactions to magic ⓘ mistreating Harry Potter ⓘ |
| occupation | drill company director ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Dudley Dursley
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surface form:
Dudley Dursley (Harry Potter film series)
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| partOf | Harry Potter film series ⓘ |
| portrayalStyle | broadly comic and exaggerated ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Griffiths ⓘ |
| relative |
Dudley Dursley
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surface form:
Dudley Dursley (Harry Potter film series)
Harry Potter ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series)
Petunia Dursley ⓘ
surface form:
Petunia Dursley (Harry Potter film series)
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| residence |
Privet Drive
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surface form:
4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey (Harry Potter film series)
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| screenAdaptationOf |
Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter character)
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| species | Muggle ⓘ |
| spouse |
Petunia Dursley
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surface form:
Petunia Dursley (Harry Potter film series)
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| uncleOf |
Harry Potter
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series)
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| wardOf |
Harry Potter
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry Potter (Harry Potter film series)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series Description of subject: Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series is Harry Potter’s blustering, magic-hating Muggle uncle who, along with his family, provides a comically cruel and oppressive home life for the young wizard.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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character
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Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
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Vernon Dursley
Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
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basedOn
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Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
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Uncle Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter film series)
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Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter novels)
Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
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screenAdaptationOf
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Uncle Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter film series
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Uncle Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter film series)
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Vernon Dursley (Harry Potter character)
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Vernon Dursley
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Vernon Dursley
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Vernon Dursley
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Vernon Dursley
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