Auric Goldfinger
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Auric Goldfinger is a fictional wealthy and obsessive gold smuggler who serves as the main antagonist in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel and its film adaptation "Goldfinger."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Auric Goldfinger canonical | 7 |
| Auric Goldfinger (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T966324 — 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: Auric Goldfinger Context triple: [Goldfinger, featuresCharacter, Auric Goldfinger]
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A.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional criminal mastermind and leader of the global terrorist organization SPECTRE, serving as one of James Bond’s most iconic arch-villains.
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B.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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C.
Francisco Scaramanga
Francisco Scaramanga is the suave, highly skilled assassin and primary antagonist known as the "Man with the Golden Gun" in the James Bond film of the same name.
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D.
Rosa Klebb
Rosa Klebb is a fictional Soviet counterintelligence officer and SPECTRE operative who serves as the main antagonist in the James Bond novel and film "From Russia with Love," notorious for her ruthlessness and poison-tipped shoe blade.
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E.
Meyer Wolfsheim
Meyer Wolfsheim is a shady, influential gambler and underworld figure in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel *The Great Gatsby*, loosely based on real-life mobster Arnold Rothstein.
- 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: Auric Goldfinger Target entity description: Auric Goldfinger is a fictional wealthy and obsessive gold smuggler who serves as the main antagonist in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel and its film adaptation "Goldfinger."
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A.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional criminal mastermind and leader of the global terrorist organization SPECTRE, serving as one of James Bond’s most iconic arch-villains.
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B.
James Bond
James Bond is a fictional British secret agent, code-named 007, known for his espionage missions, suave demeanor, and presence in a long-running series of novels and films.
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C.
Francisco Scaramanga
Francisco Scaramanga is the suave, highly skilled assassin and primary antagonist known as the "Man with the Golden Gun" in the James Bond film of the same name.
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D.
Rosa Klebb
Rosa Klebb is a fictional Soviet counterintelligence officer and SPECTRE operative who serves as the main antagonist in the James Bond novel and film "From Russia with Love," notorious for her ruthlessness and poison-tipped shoe blade.
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E.
Meyer Wolfsheim
Meyer Wolfsheim is a shady, influential gambler and underworld figure in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel *The Great Gatsby*, loosely based on real-life mobster Arnold Rothstein.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
James Bond villain
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
SMERSH (in the novel)
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surface form:
SMERSH (in the novel background)
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| ally |
Chinese agents (in the film "Goldfinger")
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Oddjob ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Goldfinger"
ⓘ
Goldfinger ⓘ
surface form:
novel "Goldfinger"
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| associatedWith |
Fort Knox installation
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Knox
gold bullion ⓘ laser torture scene (in the film adaptation) ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life gold trader Charles W. Engelhard Jr. ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
megalomaniacal
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obsessive ⓘ wealthy ⓘ |
| creator | Ian Fleming ⓘ |
| deathSceneLocation | aboard an airplane (in the film "Goldfinger") ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
obsession with gold
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owns a Rolls-Royce made partly of gold (in the novel) ⓘ wears gold-colored clothing and accessories ⓘ |
| enemyOf | James Bond ⓘ |
| filmAppearanceYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel "Goldfinger" (1959) ⓘ |
| franchise | James Bond ⓘ |
| genre | spy fiction ⓘ |
| goal |
contaminate gold reserves at Fort Knox
ⓘ
increase value of his gold holdings ⓘ |
| killedBy | James Bond ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| method |
economic sabotage
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gold smuggling ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the most famous James Bond villains
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inspiring the title of the film "Goldfinger" ⓘ |
| notableScheme | Operation Grand Slam ⓘ |
| occupation | gold smuggler ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Gert Fröbe ⓘ |
| quote | "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!" (line from the film often associated with the character) ⓘ |
| residence |
England
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Switzerland ⓘ |
| weaponOfChoice | industrial-scale plots rather than personal combat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Auric Goldfinger Description of subject: Auric Goldfinger is a fictional wealthy and obsessive gold smuggler who serves as the main antagonist in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel and its film adaptation "Goldfinger."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Auric Goldfinger (character)