Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series
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Captain Hector Barbossa is a cunning, morally ambiguous pirate captain and frequent rival-ally of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Captain Hector Barbossa | 3 |
| Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series canonical | 1 |
| Hector Barbossa (initially) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T499102 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series Context triple: [Geoffrey Rush, role, Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series]
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Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Captain Jack Aubrey is the bold and tactically brilliant Royal Navy captain at the center of the Napoleonic Wars naval drama in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
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Mr. Commodore
Mr. Commodore is the costumed naval-themed mascot representing Vanderbilt University's athletic teams, the Commodores.
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James Crabe
James Crabe was an American cinematographer best known for his work on influential films of the 1970s and 1980s, including the original Rocky.
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Starbuck from Moby-Dick
Starbuck from Moby-Dick is the morally conscientious first mate of the Pequod, whose cautious, ethical nature contrasts sharply with Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest for the white whale.
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Edward Hawke
Edward Hawke was an 18th-century British admiral renowned for his decisive naval victory over the French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the Seven Years' War.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series Target entity description: Captain Hector Barbossa is a cunning, morally ambiguous pirate captain and frequent rival-ally of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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A.
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Captain Jack Aubrey is the bold and tactically brilliant Royal Navy captain at the center of the Napoleonic Wars naval drama in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
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B.
Mr. Commodore
Mr. Commodore is the costumed naval-themed mascot representing Vanderbilt University's athletic teams, the Commodores.
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C.
James Crabe
James Crabe was an American cinematographer best known for his work on influential films of the 1970s and 1980s, including the original Rocky.
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D.
Starbuck from Moby-Dick
Starbuck from Moby-Dick is the morally conscientious first mate of the Pequod, whose cautious, ethical nature contrasts sharply with Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest for the white whale.
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E.
Edward Hawke
Edward Hawke was an 18th-century British admiral renowned for his decisive naval victory over the French fleet at the Battle of Quiberon Bay during the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
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Instruction
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Subject: Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series Description of subject: Captain Hector Barbossa is a cunning, morally ambiguous pirate captain and frequent rival-ally of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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Bootstrap Bill Turner
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