Pistol Pete
E415915
Pistol Pete is the cowboy-themed mascot character representing the University of Wyoming’s athletic teams and school spirit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pistol Pete canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4127874 — 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: Pistol Pete Context triple: [University of Wyoming, mascot, Pistol Pete]
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A.
Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete is the cowboy-themed costumed mascot of Oklahoma State University, inspired by Old West lawman Frank Eaton.
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B.
Pioneer Pete
Pioneer Pete is the costumed pioneer-themed mascot representing California State University, East Bay at its athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Pete
Pete is a common masculine given name, typically used as a familiar or informal form of the name Peter.
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D.
Pete
Pete is a classic Disney cartoon villain, best known as Mickey Mouse’s burly, antagonistic foe in the Mickey Mouse franchise.
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E.
Pete
Pete is a fictional character known as the son of Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin."
- 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: Pistol Pete Target entity description: Pistol Pete is the cowboy-themed mascot character representing the University of Wyoming’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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A.
Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete is the cowboy-themed costumed mascot of Oklahoma State University, inspired by Old West lawman Frank Eaton.
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B.
Pioneer Pete
Pioneer Pete is the costumed pioneer-themed mascot representing California State University, East Bay at its athletic events and campus activities.
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C.
Pete
Pete is a common masculine given name, typically used as a familiar or informal form of the name Peter.
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D.
Pete
Pete is a classic Disney cartoon villain, best known as Mickey Mouse’s burly, antagonistic foe in the Mickey Mouse franchise.
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E.
Pete
Pete is a fictional character known as the son of Uncle Tom in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
university mascot ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Wyoming Cowgirls
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Wyoming Cowboys
Wyoming Cowgirls ⓘ
surface form:
University of Wyoming Cowgirls
|
| appearsIn |
basketball games
ⓘ
football games ⓘ other collegiate sporting events ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Laramie, Wyoming
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mountain West Conference ⓘ NCAA Division I ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA Division I athletics
school spirit ⓘ |
| category |
College mascots in the United States
ⓘ
Cowboy mascots ⓘ Western-themed mascots ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTheme | cowboy ⓘ |
| homeVenue |
Arena-Auditorium (University of Wyoming)
ⓘ
War Memorial Stadium (University of Wyoming) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
University of Wyoming fight song
ⓘ
University of Wyoming school colors ⓘ |
| represents |
University of Wyoming
ⓘ
Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls ⓘ
surface form:
Wyoming Cowboys and Cowgirls athletic teams
|
| role |
cheerleading support
ⓘ
fan engagement ⓘ university branding ⓘ |
| schoolColors |
brown
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| shortName | Pistol Pete self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| sportContext | college athletics ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Western heritage
ⓘ
cowboy culture ⓘ school pride ⓘ |
| usedFor |
community outreach
ⓘ
pep rallies ⓘ sports events ⓘ |
| wears |
cowboy boots
ⓘ
cowboy hat ⓘ western-style clothing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pistol Pete Description of subject: Pistol Pete is the cowboy-themed mascot character representing the University of Wyoming’s athletic teams and school spirit.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pistol Pete (University of Wyoming mascot)