Juan "Johnny" Rico
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Juan "Johnny" Rico is the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel "Starship Troopers," a young soldier who rises through the ranks of the Mobile Infantry during an interstellar war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Juan "Johnny" Rico canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4752958 — 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: Juan "Johnny" Rico Context triple: [Johnny Rico, alsoKnownAs, Juan "Johnny" Rico]
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A.
Adrian Balboa
Adrian Balboa is a central character in the Rocky film series, known as Rocky Balboa’s devoted wife and emotional anchor throughout his boxing career.
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B.
Al Lopez
Al Lopez was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager and former catcher best known for leading the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox to American League pennants in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
Lou Antonio
Lou Antonio is an American actor and television director known for his work in film and TV from the 1960s onward, including roles in socially conscious dramas and popular series.
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D.
Ramon Estevez
Ramon Estevez is an American actor and producer, also known as Ramon Sheen, and the son of acclaimed actor Martin Sheen.
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E.
Herculez Gomez
Herculez Gomez is a retired American soccer forward known for his goal-scoring in Major League Soccer and appearances with the United States national team.
- 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: Juan "Johnny" Rico Target entity description: Juan "Johnny" Rico is the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel "Starship Troopers," a young soldier who rises through the ranks of the Mobile Infantry during an interstellar war.
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A.
Adrian Balboa
Adrian Balboa is a central character in the Rocky film series, known as Rocky Balboa’s devoted wife and emotional anchor throughout his boxing career.
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B.
Al Lopez
Al Lopez was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager and former catcher best known for leading the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox to American League pennants in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
Lou Antonio
Lou Antonio is an American actor and television director known for his work in film and TV from the 1960s onward, including roles in socially conscious dramas and popular series.
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D.
Ramon Estevez
Ramon Estevez is an American actor and producer, also known as Ramon Sheen, and the son of acclaimed actor Martin Sheen.
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E.
Herculez Gomez
Herculez Gomez is a retired American soccer forward known for his goal-scoring in Major League Soccer and appearances with the United States national team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film character in Starship Troopers (1997) ⓘ |
| allegiance | Terran Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Starship Troopers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | novel ⓘ |
| characterArc | rises from recruit to officer ⓘ |
| citizenship | Terran Federation citizen ⓘ |
| conflict | war against the Arachnids ⓘ |
| creator | Robert A. Heinlein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | high school graduate ⓘ |
| enlistsIn | Mobile Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | Filipino ⓘ |
| familyName | Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| fullName | Juan Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Buenos Aires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeworld | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joins | Terran Federation military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Mobile Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Rasczak's Roughnecks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator ⓘ |
| nickname | Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelationship |
Carl
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carmen Ibáñez NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean V. Dubois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| parent |
Emilio Rico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs. Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Casper Van Dien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Starship Troopers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank |
Corporal
ⓘ
Lieutenant ⓘ Officer ⓘ Private ⓘ Sergeant ⓘ |
| setting | interstellar war ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
citizenship and civic virtue
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leadership development ⓘ military service ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Camp Arthur Currie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Juan "Johnny" Rico Description of subject: Juan "Johnny" Rico is the protagonist of Robert A. Heinlein's science fiction novel "Starship Troopers," a young soldier who rises through the ranks of the Mobile Infantry during an interstellar war.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.