Nick Andros
E192768
Nick Andros is a deaf-mute drifter who becomes one of the central, morally grounded leaders in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nick Andros canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1714509 — 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 Andros Context triple: [The Stand, featuresCharacter, Nick Andros]
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A.
Anthony Katagas
Anthony Katagas is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including collaborations with prominent directors such as James Gray.
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B.
John Grandy
John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become a leading commander of British fighter forces during and after the Second World War.
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C.
Adrian
Adrian was a renowned Hollywood costume designer best known for creating glamorous and influential fashions for classic MGM films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Tony Meola
Tony Meola is a former American soccer goalkeeper best known for starring with the U.S. national team in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups and for his standout career in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Jonathan Apphus
Jonathan Apphus was a leader of the Hasmonean dynasty who served as high priest and ruler of Judea during the 2nd century BCE, continuing the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy against Seleucid rule.
- 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 Andros Target entity description: Nick Andros is a deaf-mute drifter who becomes one of the central, morally grounded leaders in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand."
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A.
Anthony Katagas
Anthony Katagas is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent and studio films, including collaborations with prominent directors such as James Gray.
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B.
John Grandy
John Grandy was a senior Royal Air Force officer who rose to become a leading commander of British fighter forces during and after the Second World War.
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C.
Adrian
Adrian was a renowned Hollywood costume designer best known for creating glamorous and influential fashions for classic MGM films of the 1930s and 1940s.
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D.
Tony Meola
Tony Meola is a former American soccer goalkeeper best known for starring with the U.S. national team in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups and for his standout career in Major League Soccer.
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E.
Jonathan Apphus
Jonathan Apphus was a leader of the Hasmonean dynasty who served as high priest and ruler of Judea during the 2nd century BCE, continuing the Maccabean struggle for Jewish autonomy against Seleucid rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| ability |
leadership
ⓘ
strong intuition ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Stand
ⓘ
The Stand ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (1978 novel)
The Stand (1990 uncut edition) ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (1994 miniseries)
The Stand ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (2020 miniseries)
|
| associatedWith |
Boulder Free Zone
ⓘ
Larry Underwood ⓘ Mother Abagail ⓘ Stu Redman ⓘ Tom Cullen ⓘ |
| causeOfDeafness | childhood illness ⓘ |
| communicationMethod |
gestures
ⓘ
writing notes ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| deathCause | explosion in Boulder ⓘ |
| deathIn | The Stand ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Randall Flagg ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Stand
ⓘ
surface form:
The Stand (1978)
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
horror fiction
ⓘ
post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| groupAffiliation |
Boulder Free Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Boulder Free Zone committee
|
| language | English (written) ⓘ |
| leadershipStyle | quiet leadership ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Boulder Free Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Boulder Free Zone committee
Mother Abagail ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally grounded ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | moral center of the Boulder group ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
helps organize survivors in Boulder
ⓘ
serves on the Boulder Free Zone governing committee ⓘ |
| occupation | drifter ⓘ |
| personality |
compassionate
ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Henry Zaga
ⓘ
Rob Lowe ⓘ |
| residence |
Boulder, Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Boulder, Colorado (post-plague, fictional)
|
| role |
central character in The Stand
ⓘ
leader of the Boulder Free Zone ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ |
| trait |
deaf
ⓘ
illiterate at the beginning of the story ⓘ mute ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nick Andros Description of subject: Nick Andros is a deaf-mute drifter who becomes one of the central, morally grounded leaders in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.