Jesse Tuck
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Jesse Tuck is a youthful, immortal boy from Natalie Babbitt's novel "Tuck Everlasting," known for his carefree spirit and the eternal life granted by a magical spring.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jesse Tuck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9015702 — 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: Jesse Tuck Context triple: [Tuck Everlasting, mainCharacter, Jesse Tuck]
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A.
Jesse Boone
Jesse Boone is a key member of the NCIS team in the television series "NCIS: Hawaiʻi," known for his investigative skills and supportive partnership with team leader Jane Tennant.
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B.
Jesse Mercer
Jesse Mercer was a 19th-century Baptist minister, educator, and philanthropist who played a key role in advancing Baptist education in Georgia.
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C.
Jesse Fell
Jesse Fell was a 19th-century American lawyer, land developer, and political figure from Illinois who played a key role in the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the founding of several Midwestern communities.
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D.
Jesse
Jesse is a figure in the Hebrew Bible best known as the father of King David and the ancestor from whose line the Davidic monarchy and, in Christian tradition, Jesus are said to descend.
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E.
Jesse
Jesse is the nickname of Jesse Owens, the legendary American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
- 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: Jesse Tuck Target entity description: Jesse Tuck is a youthful, immortal boy from Natalie Babbitt's novel "Tuck Everlasting," known for his carefree spirit and the eternal life granted by a magical spring.
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A.
Jesse Boone
Jesse Boone is a key member of the NCIS team in the television series "NCIS: Hawaiʻi," known for his investigative skills and supportive partnership with team leader Jane Tennant.
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B.
Jesse Mercer
Jesse Mercer was a 19th-century Baptist minister, educator, and philanthropist who played a key role in advancing Baptist education in Georgia.
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C.
Jesse Fell
Jesse Fell was a 19th-century American lawyer, land developer, and political figure from Illinois who played a key role in the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the founding of several Midwestern communities.
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D.
Jesse
Jesse is a figure in the Hebrew Bible best known as the father of King David and the ancestor from whose line the Davidic monarchy and, in Christian tradition, Jesus are said to descend.
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E.
Jesse
Jesse is the nickname of Jesse Owens, the legendary American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| ageAppearance | 17 years old ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Tuck Everlasting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation |
Tuck Everlasting (1981 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuck Everlasting (1995 TV film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuck Everlasting (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuck Everlasting (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
children's literature
ⓘ
fantasy fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Treegap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
choice
ⓘ
eternal life ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Miles Tuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Natalie Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| formsBondWith | Winnie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gainedImmortalityFrom | magic spring ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adventurous
ⓘ
carefree ⓘ charming ⓘ immortal ⓘ youthful ⓘ |
| hasFamily | Tuck family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Angus Tuck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mae Tuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOnImmortality | optimistic ⓘ |
| hasSibling | Miles Tuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesIn | rural area near Treegap ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | embodies the appeal of eternal youth ⓘ |
| offersImmortalityTo | Winnie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy |
Adam Hann-Byrd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Adam Hann-Byrd in Tuck Everlasting (1995 TV film) ⓘ Jonathan Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Jackson in Tuck Everlasting (1981 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonathan Jackson in Tuck Everlasting (2002 film) ⓘ |
| portrayedOnStageBy | various stage actors ⓘ |
| proposesFutureMarriageTo | Winnie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInStory |
love interest of Winnie Foster
ⓘ
member of the immortal Tuck family ⓘ |
| stoppedAgingAfterDrinking | magic spring water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jesse Tuck Description of subject: Jesse Tuck is a youthful, immortal boy from Natalie Babbitt's novel "Tuck Everlasting," known for his carefree spirit and the eternal life granted by a magical spring.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.