Nucky Thompson
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Nucky Thompson is the fictional, power-wielding Atlantic City political boss and bootlegger at the center of the television series "Boardwalk Empire."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Enoch "Nucky" Thompson | 1 |
| Nucky Johnson | 1 |
| Nucky Thompson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3646511 — 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: Nucky Thompson Context triple: [Steve Buscemi, characterPortrayed, Nucky Thompson]
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A.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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B.
Gino Marchetti
Gino Marchetti was a legendary American football defensive end, renowned for his dominant play with the Baltimore Colts and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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C.
Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy was an American NFL official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl XL and for several controversial calls in that game.
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D.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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E.
Carmine DeSapio
Carmine DeSapio was a mid-20th-century New York political boss and the last powerful leader of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine.
- 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: Nucky Thompson Target entity description: Nucky Thompson is the fictional, power-wielding Atlantic City political boss and bootlegger at the center of the television series "Boardwalk Empire."
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A.
Russell Bufalino
Russell Bufalino was a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss from Pennsylvania, known for his influence in organized crime and alleged connections to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa.
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B.
Gino Marchetti
Gino Marchetti was a legendary American football defensive end, renowned for his dominant play with the Baltimore Colts and his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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C.
Bill Leavy
Bill Leavy was an American NFL official best known for serving as the referee in Super Bowl XL and for several controversial calls in that game.
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D.
Frank Costello
Frank Costello was a powerful Italian-American mob boss and political fixer who led the Luciano crime family and became known as the "Prime Minister of the Underworld" in mid-20th-century New York.
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E.
Carmine DeSapio
Carmine DeSapio was a mid-20th-century New York political boss and the last powerful leader of the Tammany Hall Democratic machine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Boardwalk Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Al Capone
ⓘ
Arnold Rothstein ⓘ Chalky White ⓘ Jimmy Darmody ⓘ Lucky Luciano ⓘ Meyer Lansky ⓘ |
| basedOn | Enoch L. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArc | rise and fall of a corrupt political boss ⓘ |
| controls | Atlantic City Boardwalk ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Terence Winter ⓘ |
| deathSceneIn | Boardwalk Empire, final season ⓘ |
| employer | Atlantic County political machine ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Commodore Louis Kaestner
ⓘ
Gyp Rosetti ⓘ Nelson Van Alden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Boardwalk Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Boardwalk Empire universe
|
| firstAppearance | Boardwalk Empire, Season 1 Episode 1 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasLover |
Billie Kent
ⓘ
Lucy Danziger ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Eli Thompson ⓘ |
| hasSpouse |
Mabel Thompson
ⓘ
Margaret Schroeder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Prohibition-era bootlegging
ⓘ
organized crime in Atlantic City ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controlling Atlantic City politics
ⓘ
running an illegal liquor empire ⓘ |
| notableQuote | You can’t be half a gangster. ⓘ |
| occupation |
bootlegger
ⓘ
political boss ⓘ racketeer ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (fictional depiction)
|
| portrayedBy | Steve Buscemi ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Atlantic County, New Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic County Treasurer
|
| residence |
Atlantic City
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| settingOfActivity | Atlantic City political machine ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
corruption
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ power ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Prohibition era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nucky Thompson Description of subject: Nucky Thompson is the fictional, power-wielding Atlantic City political boss and bootlegger at the center of the television series "Boardwalk Empire."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
this entity surface form:
Nucky Johnson