Johnny Ringo
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Johnny Ringo was a notorious 19th-century American Old West outlaw and gunfighter associated with the Cochise County Cowboys and the events surrounding the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Ringo canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4306244 — 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: Johnny Ringo Context triple: [Michael Biehn, portrayed, Johnny Ringo]
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A.
Sundance Kid
Sundance Kid was a notorious American outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Bob Steele
Bob Steele was an American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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D.
Denny Colt
Denny Colt is the masked vigilante alter ego known as The Spirit, a crime-fighting hero created by cartoonist Will Eisner.
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E.
Errol
Errol is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as a first name in various English-speaking countries.
- 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: Johnny Ringo Target entity description: Johnny Ringo was a notorious 19th-century American Old West outlaw and gunfighter associated with the Cochise County Cowboys and the events surrounding the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
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A.
Sundance Kid
Sundance Kid was a notorious American outlaw and member of Butch Cassidy’s Wild Bunch gang in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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B.
Bob Steele
Bob Steele was an American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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D.
Denny Colt
Denny Colt is the masked vigilante alter ego known as The Spirit, a crime-fighting hero created by cartoonist Will Eisner.
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E.
Errol
Errol is a masculine given name of English origin, often used as a first name in various English-speaking countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Old West figure
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cowboy ⓘ gunfighter ⓘ human ⓘ outlaw ⓘ |
| activeIn | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | Cochise County Cowboys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cochise County Cowboys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doc Holliday NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike Clanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyatt Earp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | John Peters Ringo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Johnny Ringo gravesite, near West Turkey Creek, Arizona ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot to the head ⓘ |
| chronologicallyWithin | post–Civil War American West ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction | legendary Old West gunfighter figure ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1850-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1882-07-13 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Ringo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfNotability | Western folklore ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeathControversy | disputed between suicide and murder ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | subject of books and popular culture portrayals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Cochise County Cowboys
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involvement in events surrounding the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Ringo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Earp–Cowboy conflict in Tombstone, Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | reputation as an intelligent but violent outlaw ⓘ |
| notableLocation | Tombstone, Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cowboy
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gunfighter ⓘ outlaw ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the American frontier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Greene County, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Biehn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
film "Hour of the Gun" (1967)
NERFINISHED
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film "Tombstone" (1993) NERFINISHED ⓘ various Western films and television series ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Arizona Territory
NERFINISHED
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Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Arizona Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Ringo Description of subject: Johnny Ringo was a notorious 19th-century American Old West outlaw and gunfighter associated with the Cochise County Cowboys and the events surrounding the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.