Hannibal Lecter
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fictional cannibal
fictional character
fictional psychiatrist
fictional serial killer
literary character
Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hannibal Lecter canonical | 25 |
| Dr. Lecter | 1 |
| Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1105142 — 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: Hannibal Lecter Context triple: [The Silence of the Lambs, character, Hannibal Lecter]
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A.
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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B.
Silas Laurence Loomis
Silas Laurence Loomis was a 19th-century American physician, inventor, and educator known for his contributions to medical science and technological innovation.
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C.
John Black
John Black is a television director best known for his work on the Doctor Who spin-off special "K-9 and Company."
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D.
Hannibal Lecter film series
The Hannibal Lecter film series is a collection of psychological horror-thriller movies centered on the brilliant but cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, adapted from Thomas Harris’s novels.
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E.
Elias Kane
Elias Kane was an early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as Illinois’ first secretary of state and later as a U.S. senator.
- 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: Hannibal Lecter Target entity description: Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
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A.
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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B.
Silas Laurence Loomis
Silas Laurence Loomis was a 19th-century American physician, inventor, and educator known for his contributions to medical science and technological innovation.
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C.
John Black
John Black is a television director best known for his work on the Doctor Who spin-off special "K-9 and Company."
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D.
Hannibal Lecter film series
The Hannibal Lecter film series is a collection of psychological horror-thriller movies centered on the brilliant but cannibalistic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, adapted from Thomas Harris’s novels.
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E.
Elias Kane
Elias Kane was an early 19th-century American politician and lawyer who served as Illinois’ first secretary of state and later as a U.S. senator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional cannibal
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ fictional psychiatrist ⓘ fictional serial killer ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm |
Hannibal (film)
ⓘ
Hannibal Rising ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal Rising (film)
Manhunter (film) ⓘ
surface form:
Manhunter
Red Dragon ⓘ
surface form:
Red Dragon (film)
The Silence of the Lambs ⓘ
surface form:
The Silence of the Lambs (film)
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| appearsInTelevision |
Hannibal (TV series) – referenced/alternate continuity
ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal (TV series)
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| awarded |
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains
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surface form:
AFI 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains #1 Villain
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| characterIn |
Hannibal
ⓘ
Hannibal Rising (novel) ⓘ
surface form:
Hannibal Rising
Red Dragon ⓘ The Silence of the Lambs ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Harris ⓘ |
| education |
medical degree
ⓘ
psychiatric training ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Clarice Starling
ⓘ
Will Graham ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Lithuanian aristocracy ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Red Dragon ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| intelligence | genius-level ⓘ |
| knownForQuote | I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. ⓘ |
| laterResidence |
Italy
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| motive | revenge for Mischa Lecter’s death ⓘ |
| nationality | Lithuanian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cannibalism
ⓘ
serial murder ⓘ |
| occupation | psychiatrist ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charming
ⓘ
cultured ⓘ sadistic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Aaran Thomas
ⓘ
Anthony Hopkins ⓘ Brian Cox ⓘ Gaspard Ulliel ⓘ Mads Mikkelsen ⓘ |
| setting |
Baltic Sea coastal states
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surface form:
Baltic region
Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane ⓘ |
| skills |
gourmet cooking
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psychological manipulation ⓘ surgical precision ⓘ |
| trauma | witnessed sister Mischa Lecter’s death ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hannibal Lecter Description of subject: Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant but psychopathic cannibalistic serial killer and psychiatrist, best known as the chilling antagonist in Thomas Harris’s novels and their film adaptations.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hannibal (novel)
this entity surface form:
Hannibal Lecter in Hannibal
subject surface form:
Philip Anthony Hopkins
this entity surface form:
Dr. Lecter
subject surface form:
Matthew Brown (Hannibal)