Hob Gadling
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Hob Gadling is an immortal man in Neil Gaiman’s "The Sandman" who periodically meets Dream across the centuries, serving as a lens on human history, change, and friendship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hob Gadling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4506396 — 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: Hob Gadling Context triple: [The Sandman, hasCharacter, Hob Gadling]
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A.
Simon Dunsdon
Simon Dunsdon is a cinematographer known for his work on the animated film "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation."
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B.
Jimmy Hogarth
Jimmy Hogarth is a British record producer and songwriter known for his work with prominent artists across pop, rock, and soul music.
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C.
Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon was a Scottish character actor of the early 20th century, known for his supporting roles in British and American films, particularly during the silent and early sound eras.
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D.
Freddie Threepwood
Freddie Threepwood is a recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known as Lord Emsworth’s somewhat scatterbrained but well-meaning younger son.
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E.
Bilbo Gardner
Bilbo Gardner is a hobbit of the Shire, a member of Samwise Gamgee’s family in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- 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: Hob Gadling Target entity description: Hob Gadling is an immortal man in Neil Gaiman’s "The Sandman" who periodically meets Dream across the centuries, serving as a lens on human history, change, and friendship.
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A.
Simon Dunsdon
Simon Dunsdon is a cinematographer known for his work on the animated film "Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation."
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B.
Jimmy Hogarth
Jimmy Hogarth is a British record producer and songwriter known for his work with prominent artists across pop, rock, and soul music.
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C.
Edmund Breon
Edmund Breon was a Scottish character actor of the early 20th century, known for his supporting roles in British and American films, particularly during the silent and early sound eras.
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D.
Freddie Threepwood
Freddie Threepwood is a recurring comic character in P. G. Wodehouse’s Blandings Castle stories, known as Lord Emsworth’s somewhat scatterbrained but well-meaning younger son.
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E.
Bilbo Gardner
Bilbo Gardner is a hobbit of the Shire, a member of Samwise Gamgee’s family in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in The Sandman
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fictional character ⓘ immortal human ⓘ |
| ability | immortality ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Sandman (Netflix series)
NERFINISHED
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The Sandman (comic series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisode |
The Sandman S1E11 "Dream of a Thousand Cats/Calliope"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Sandman S1E6 "The Sound of Her Wings" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Death of the Endless
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dream of the Endless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInUniverse | DC Universe (Vertigo continuity) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment |
forms genuine friendship with Dream
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repents involvement in slave trade ⓘ |
| creator | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandom | The Sandman fandom ⓘ |
| fictionalCenturyOfBirth | 14th century ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Sandman #13 "Men of Good Fortune" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendshipType | cross-millennial friendship ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| grantedImmortalityBy | Dream of the Endless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMoralArc | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
comic books
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television ⓘ |
| meetingIntervalWithDream | 100 years ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
exploration of change over centuries
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exploration of friendship with Dream ⓘ lens on human history ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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mercenary ⓘ slave trader ⓘ soldier ⓘ tavern owner ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| partOf | The Sandman mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ferdinand Kingsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringMeetingPlace | White Horse tavern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfKeyScenes | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| symbolizes | ordinary humanity across time ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
evolution of morality over time
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persistence of human curiosity ⓘ value of mortal life ⓘ |
| underlyingQuestion | whether life is worth living indefinitely ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hob Gadling Description of subject: Hob Gadling is an immortal man in Neil Gaiman’s "The Sandman" who periodically meets Dream across the centuries, serving as a lens on human history, change, and friendship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Sandman