P. G. Wodehouse

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dramatist human humorist lyricist novelist short story writer

P. G. Wodehouse was an English author celebrated for his witty, farcical comic novels and stories, particularly those featuring Jeeves and Wooster.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
P. G. Wodehouse canonical	241
Wodehouse	4
P. G. Wodehouse bibliography	2
P. G. Wodehouse universe	2
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse	2
Jeeves stories	1
P. G. Wodehouse comic canon	1
P. G. Wodehouse estate	1
P. G. Wodehouse short fiction	1
PG Wodehouse	1
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T44800 — 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: P. G. Wodehouse
Context triple: [Douglas Adams, influencedBy, P. G. Wodehouse]

A. Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan was a prominent 20th-century British playwright known for his finely crafted, emotionally restrained dramas such as "The Winslow Boy" and "The Browning Version."
B. Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist best known as the creator of the James Bond spy novels.
C. Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was a prominent 19th-century English novelist best known for his Barsetshire and Palliser series, which vividly depict Victorian society and politics.
D. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for creating the science fiction comedy series "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
E. Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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: P. G. Wodehouse
Target entity description: P. G. Wodehouse was an English author celebrated for his witty, farcical comic novels and stories, particularly those featuring Jeeves and Wooster.

A. Terence Rattigan
Terence Rattigan was a prominent 20th-century British playwright known for his finely crafted, emotionally restrained dramas such as "The Winslow Boy" and "The Browning Version."
B. Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming was a British author and journalist best known as the creator of the James Bond spy novels.
C. Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was a prominent 19th-century English novelist best known for his Barsetshire and Palliser series, which vividly depict Victorian society and politics.
D. Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams was a British author and humorist best known for creating the science fiction comedy series "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy."
E. Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatist ⓘ human ⓘ humorist ⓘ lyricist ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ
awardReceived	Knight or Dame Commander ⓘ surface form: Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
dateOfAward	1975 ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1881-10-15 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1975-02-14 ⓘ
educatedAt	Dulwich College ⓘ
familyName	P. G. Wodehouse self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wodehouse
fullName	P. G. Wodehouse self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
genre	comic fiction ⓘ humour ⓘ
givenName	Pelham ⓘ
influenced	Christopher Hitchens ⓘ Douglas Adams ⓘ Evelyn Waugh ⓘ Neil Gaiman ⓘ Terry Pratchett ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	light comedy ⓘ
nickname	Plum ⓘ
notableCharacterCreated	Bertie Wooster ⓘ Jeeves ⓘ Lord Emsworth ⓘ Mr Mulliner stories ⓘ surface form: Mr Mulliner Psmith series ⓘ surface form: Psmith Uncle Fred ⓘ
notableFor	comic novels and short stories ⓘ farcical plots ⓘ witty prose style ⓘ
notableWork	Jeeves ⓘ surface form: Bertie Wooster stories Blandings Castle series ⓘ Carry On, Jeeves ⓘ P. G. Wodehouse self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Jeeves stories Joy in the Morning ⓘ Leave It to Psmith ⓘ Mr Mulliner stories ⓘ Psmith series ⓘ Right Ho, Jeeves ⓘ Something Fresh ⓘ Summer Lightning ⓘ The Code of the Woosters ⓘ Uncle Fred stories ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth	England ⓘ Guildford ⓘ Surrey ⓘ
placeOfDeath	New York ⓘ Southampton ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Ethel Wayman ⓘ

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Referenced by (257)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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Much Obliged, Jeeves → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Much Obliged, Jeeves → isLaterWorkInCareerOf → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Percy, Duke of Dunstable → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Percy, Duke of Dunstable → appearsInWorkBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Ring for Jeeves → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Ring for Jeeves → isLaterWorkOfAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Aunt Agatha → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Aunt Agatha → appearsInWorkBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Hugo Carmody → creator → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Very Good, Jeeves → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Hon. Frederick Threepwood → appearsInSeriesBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Hon. Frederick Threepwood → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Hon. Frederick Threepwood → appearsInWorkBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Jeeves in the Offing → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Artistic Career of Corky → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Artistic Career of Corky → workOfAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Aunt and the Sluggard → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Aunt and the Sluggard → workOfAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Without the Option → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Without the Option → workOfAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Fixing it for Freddie → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Fixing it for Freddie → workOfAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Clustering Round Young Bingo → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Clustering Round Young Bingo → workOfAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Bertie Changes His Mind → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Bertie Changes His Mind → workOfAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Sir Watkyn Bassett → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Stilton Cheesewright → creator → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Lord Worplesdon → creator → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Lord Worplesdon → appearsInWorkBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Steeple Bumpleigh → creator → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest → author → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Edwin Craye → creator → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Sir Kingsley Amis → influencedBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

subject surface form: Kingsley Amis

Madeline Bassett → creator → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Rupert Baxter → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Anatole → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Anatole → appearsInWorkBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Sue Brown → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Ronald Fish → appearsInWorkBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Ronald Fish → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Eve Halliday → createdBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Eve Halliday → associatedWithAuthor → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Herbert Jenkins → notableAuthorPublished → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Leave It to Jane → lyricist → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Oh, Boy! → lyricist → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Oh, Boy! → bookWriter → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

Oh, Boy! → lyricsBy → P. G. Wodehouse ⓘ

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