Timon
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Timon is a wisecracking meerkat from Disney’s The Lion King, best known as Simba’s carefree friend and one half of the comic duo Timon and Pumbaa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Timon canonical | 18 |
| Timon in The Lion King | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1518412 — 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: Timon Context triple: [The Lion King, mainCharacter, Timon]
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A.
Geronimi
Geronimi is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Clyde Geronimi, a prominent animator and director for Walt Disney Studios.
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B.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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C.
Perico
Perico is a minor character in Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea," known as a young boy who helps the old fisherman Santiago by providing him with newspapers and showing him quiet support.
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D.
Perico
Perico is a municipality and town located in Matanzas Province in western Cuba.
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E.
the Faun
The Faun is a mysterious, otherworldly creature who guides the young protagonist through a dark, fairy-tale underworld in Guillermo del Toro’s film Pan’s Labyrinth.
- 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: Timon Target entity description: Timon is a wisecracking meerkat from Disney’s The Lion King, best known as Simba’s carefree friend and one half of the comic duo Timon and Pumbaa.
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A.
Geronimi
Geronimi is an Italian-origin surname most notably associated with Clyde Geronimi, a prominent animator and director for Walt Disney Studios.
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B.
Catreus
Catreus is a figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Minos of Crete whose tragic fate is tied to a prophecy that he would be killed by one of his own children.
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C.
Perico
Perico is a municipality and town located in Matanzas Province in western Cuba.
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D.
Perico
Perico is a minor character in Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea," known as a young boy who helps the old fisherman Santiago by providing him with newspapers and showing him quiet support.
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E.
the Faun
The Faun is a mysterious, otherworldly creature who guides the young protagonist through a dark, fairy-tale underworld in Guillermo del Toro’s film Pan’s Labyrinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disney character
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fictional character ⓘ meerkat ⓘ |
| alignment | good ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Lion Guard
ⓘ
The Lion King ⓘ The Lion King (2019 film) ⓘ The Lion King 1½ ⓘ The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride ⓘ
surface form:
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Pumbaa ⓘ
surface form:
Timon & Pumbaa
|
| associatedWith | Pride Lands ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor |
being Simba's carefree friend
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being part of the comic duo Timon and Pumbaa ⓘ |
| catchphrase |
Hakuna Matata.
ⓘ
surface form:
Hakuna Matata
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| closeCompanionOf | Pumbaa ⓘ |
| company | Walt Disney Pictures ⓘ |
| creator |
Walt Disney Animation Studios
ⓘ
surface form:
Disney
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| featuredIn | stage adaptations of The Lion King ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Lion King
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lion King (1994 film)
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| franchise | The Lion King ⓘ |
| friendOf |
Pumbaa
ⓘ
Simba ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
animated comedy
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| hasSidekickRelationshipWith | Pumbaa ⓘ |
| helpsRaise | Simba ⓘ |
| homeMedia | Disney animated canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
animated film
ⓘ
animated television series ⓘ |
| memberOf | Hakuna Matata duo ⓘ |
| nationality | fictional African savanna inhabitant ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
sarcastic
ⓘ
street-smart ⓘ wisecracking ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Billy Eichner
ⓘ
Kevin Schon ⓘ Nathan Lane ⓘ Quinton Flynn ⓘ |
| role |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ |
| setting | African savanna ⓘ |
| species | meerkat ⓘ |
| teachesPhilosophy |
Hakuna Matata.
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surface form:
Hakuna Matata
|
| voiceType | high-pitched ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Timon Description of subject: Timon is a wisecracking meerkat from Disney’s The Lion King, best known as Simba’s carefree friend and one half of the comic duo Timon and Pumbaa.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Timon in The Lion King
subject surface form:
Hakuna Matata
subject surface form:
Kamari (The Lion King 2019)