Augustus Gloop
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Augustus Gloop is a gluttonous, overweight German boy from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, known for falling into Willy Wonka’s chocolate river due to his greed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustus Gloop canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2644288 — 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: Augustus Gloop Context triple: [Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 film), character, Augustus Gloop]
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A.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
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B.
Dobby
Dobby is a loyal and selfless house-elf in the Harry Potter series who becomes a beloved ally to Harry through his acts of courage and sacrifice.
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C.
Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley is a loyal and often humorous Gryffindor wizard who is Harry Potter’s best friend and a key member of the trio in the Harry Potter series.
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D.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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E.
Rubeus Hagrid
Rubeus Hagrid is the half-giant gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts, known for his kindness, loyalty, and love of dangerous magical creatures in the 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: Augustus Gloop Target entity description: Augustus Gloop is a gluttonous, overweight German boy from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, known for falling into Willy Wonka’s chocolate river due to his greed.
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A.
Gussie Fink-Nottle
Gussie Fink-Nottle is a shy, newt-obsessed friend of Bertie Wooster in P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves stories, known for his timidity and comic misadventures.
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B.
Dobby
Dobby is a loyal and selfless house-elf in the Harry Potter series who becomes a beloved ally to Harry through his acts of courage and sacrifice.
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C.
Ron Weasley
Ron Weasley is a loyal and often humorous Gryffindor wizard who is Harry Potter’s best friend and a key member of the trio in the Harry Potter series.
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D.
Bustopher Jones
Bustopher Jones is a distinguished, portly cat from T. S. Eliot’s *Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats*, known for his impeccable manners, formal attire, and fondness for gentlemen’s clubs.
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E.
Rubeus Hagrid
Rubeus Hagrid is the half-giant gamekeeper and Care of Magical Creatures professor at Hogwarts, known for his kindness, loyalty, and love of dangerous magical creatures in the Harry Potter series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptationDifference | portrayed as extremely overweight in most adaptations ⓘ |
| ageGroup | child ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 film) ⓘ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (stage musical) ⓘ Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charlie Bucket
ⓘ
Mike Teavee ⓘ Veruca Salt ⓘ Violet Beauregarde ⓘ Willy Wonka ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|
| bodyType | overweight ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
disobedient
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gluttonous ⓘ greedy ⓘ self-indulgent ⓘ |
| consequence | sucked up a glass pipe from the chocolate river ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Roald Dahl ⓘ |
| diet | excessive sweets and food ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel)
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surface form:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|
| firstAppearance |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel)
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surface form:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964 novel)
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | children's literature ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | German ⓘ |
| literaryRole | antagonistic child among factory visitors ⓘ |
| moralSymbolism | represents consequences of gluttony ⓘ |
| nationality | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
falling into Willy Wonka's chocolate river
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gluttony ⓘ overeating ⓘ |
| notableScene | introduction in his hometown eating constantly ⓘ |
| occupation | schoolboy ⓘ |
| parent |
Mrs. Gloop
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surface form:
Mr. Gloop
Mrs. Gloop ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Michael Bollner
ⓘ
Philip Wiegratz ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 film)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1971 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971 film)
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| scene | falls into the chocolate river while drinking from it ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | used to teach children about moderation ⓘ |
| themeConnection | punishment fitting the vice ⓘ |
| ticketType | Golden Ticket winner ⓘ |
| visitedLocation | Willy Wonka's chocolate factory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustus Gloop Description of subject: Augustus Gloop is a gluttonous, overweight German boy from Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, known for falling into Willy Wonka’s chocolate river due to his greed.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
subject surface form:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
subject surface form:
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory