Ted Mosby
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Ted Mosby is the romantically idealistic architect and narrator at the center of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," recounting to his children the long, winding story of how he met their mother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ted Mosby canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9565041 — 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: Ted Mosby Context triple: [How I Met Your Mother, mainCharacter, Ted Mosby]
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A.
Shawn Spencer
Shawn Spencer is the quick-witted, fake-psychic detective protagonist of the comedy-drama TV series "Psych," known for his keen observational skills and playful personality.
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B.
Jack R. Gage
Jack R. Gage was an American politician who served as the 25th governor of Wyoming in the early 1960s.
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C.
Ross Geller
Ross Geller is a paleontologist and one of the six central friends in the sitcom "Friends," known for his awkward charm, on-again off-again relationship with Rachel, and his nerdy, earnest personality.
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D.
Dylan McKay
Dylan McKay is a brooding, rebellious yet sensitive heartthrob character from the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210," known for his complicated relationships and troubled past.
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E.
Felix Unger
Felix Unger is an Austrian cardiac surgeon and academic known for co-founding and leading the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
- 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: Ted Mosby Target entity description: Ted Mosby is the romantically idealistic architect and narrator at the center of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," recounting to his children the long, winding story of how he met their mother.
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A.
Shawn Spencer
Shawn Spencer is the quick-witted, fake-psychic detective protagonist of the comedy-drama TV series "Psych," known for his keen observational skills and playful personality.
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B.
Jack R. Gage
Jack R. Gage was an American politician who served as the 25th governor of Wyoming in the early 1960s.
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C.
Ross Geller
Ross Geller is a paleontologist and one of the six central friends in the sitcom "Friends," known for his awkward charm, on-again off-again relationship with Rachel, and his nerdy, earnest personality.
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D.
Dylan McKay
Dylan McKay is a brooding, rebellious yet sensitive heartthrob character from the television series "Beverly Hills, 90210," known for his complicated relationships and troubled past.
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E.
Felix Unger
Felix Unger is an Austrian cardiac surgeon and academic known for co-founding and leading the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | How I Met Your Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | MacLaren’s Pub (frequent hangout) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralPlotElement | search for his future wife ⓘ |
| children |
Luke Mosby
NERFINISHED
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Penny Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriend |
Barney Stinson
NERFINISHED
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Lily Aldrin NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Eriksen NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Scherbatsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Carter Bays
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Craig Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Wesleyan University (fictional alumnus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalBirthPlace | Shaker Heights, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Pilot (How I Met Your Mother) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Theodore Evelyn Mosby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ted NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hobby |
collecting red cowboy boots
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telling long stories ⓘ |
| laterRomanticOutcome | reunites with Robin Scherbatsky in series finale ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Tracy McConnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrates | How I Met Your Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | recounts to his children how he met their mother ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation |
adjunct professor of architecture
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architect ⓘ college professor ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
idealistic
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romantic ⓘ sentimental ⓘ |
| pet | dogs (with Robin, at various points) ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Josh Radnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
main protagonist of How I Met Your Mother
ⓘ
series narrator of How I Met Your Mother ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith |
Robin Scherbatsky
NERFINISHED
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Stella Zinman NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Zoey Pierson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesEndState | widower of Tracy McConnell ⓘ |
| signatureCatchphrase | I’m Ted Mosby, architect. ⓘ |
| spouse | Tracy McConnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voicedBy | Bob Saget NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ted Mosby Description of subject: Ted Mosby is the romantically idealistic architect and narrator at the center of the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," recounting to his children the long, winding story of how he met their mother.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.