Daryl Dixon (character)

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fictional character television character

Daryl Dixon is a skilled, crossbow-wielding survivor and fan-favorite character from the television series "The Walking Dead."

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Daryl Dixon	15
Daryl Dixon (as a walker)	1
Daryl Dixon (character) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T246609 — 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: Daryl Dixon (character)
Context triple: [Norman Reedus, notableWork, Daryl Dixon (character)]

A. Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus is an American actor and model best known for his role as Daryl Dixon on the television series "The Walking Dead."
B. Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin is the anthropomorphic, intellectual family dog from the animated television series "Family Guy," known for his dry wit, liberal views, and close friendship with Stewie Griffin.
C. Derek Nurse
Derek Nurse is a fictional Canadian hockey player and one of the main comedic characters on the television series "Letterkenny."
D. Jax Teller
Jax Teller is the conflicted outlaw biker and eventual president of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club in the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
E. Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown is an American actor known for his deep voice and memorable roles in films like "The Shawshank Redemption" and as the voice of Mr. Krabs in "SpongeBob SquarePants."
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: Daryl Dixon (character)
Target entity description: Daryl Dixon is a skilled, crossbow-wielding survivor and fan-favorite character from the television series "The Walking Dead."

A. Norman Reedus
Norman Reedus is an American actor and model best known for his role as Daryl Dixon on the television series "The Walking Dead."
B. Brian Griffin
Brian Griffin is the anthropomorphic, intellectual family dog from the animated television series "Family Guy," known for his dry wit, liberal views, and close friendship with Stewie Griffin.
C. Derek Nurse
Derek Nurse is a fictional Canadian hockey player and one of the main comedic characters on the television series "Letterkenny."
D. Jax Teller
Jax Teller is the conflicted outlaw biker and eventual president of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club in the television series "Sons of Anarchy."
E. Clancy Brown
Clancy Brown is an American actor known for his deep voice and memorable roles in films like "The Shawshank Redemption" and as the voice of Mr. Krabs in "SpongeBob SquarePants."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ television character ⓘ
affiliation	Alexandria Safe-Zone ⓘ Atlanta survivor group ⓘ Coalition of communities ⓘ Hilltop Colony ⓘ Kingdom (The Walking Dead) ⓘ Rick Grimes' group ⓘ
appearsIn	The Walking Dead ⓘ surface form: The Walking Dead (TV series)
basedOn	original character for the TV series ⓘ
closeTo	Beth Greene ⓘ Carol Peletier ⓘ Judith Grimes ⓘ Andrew Lincoln ⓘ surface form: Rick Grimes
creator	Frank Darabont ⓘ
enemyOf	Negan ⓘ surface form: Negan (early seasons) The Governor ⓘ The Saviors ⓘ Whisperers ⓘ
eyeColor	blue ⓘ
familyMember	Merle Dixon ⓘ
fandomStatus	fan-favorite character ⓘ
firstAppearance	The Walking Dead ⓘ surface form: The Walking Dead S01E03 "Tell It to the Frogs"
gender	male ⓘ
genre	drama ⓘ horror ⓘ post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ
hairColor	brown ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
network	AMC ⓘ
notableSkill	marksmanship with crossbow ⓘ survival skills ⓘ tracking ⓘ
notBasedOn	The Walking Dead ⓘ surface form: The Walking Dead comic book characters
occupation	hunter ⓘ survivor ⓘ
personalityTrait	introverted ⓘ loyal ⓘ protective ⓘ resourceful ⓘ
portrayedBy	Norman Reedus ⓘ
role	fighter ⓘ scout ⓘ tracker ⓘ
setting	post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ
sibling	Merle Dixon ⓘ
spinoffAppearance	The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon ⓘ
spinoffSetting	France ⓘ
weapon	crossbow ⓘ knife ⓘ

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