Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars
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Augustus Waters is a witty, charismatic teenage cancer survivor whose romance with Hazel Grace Lancaster forms the emotional core of John Green’s novel and its film adaptation, The Fault in Our Stars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11339082 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars Context triple: [Ansel Elgort, playedCharacter, Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars]
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A.
Quentin Jacobsen
Quentin Jacobsen is the introspective teenage protagonist of John Green’s novel "Paper Towns," whose search for his enigmatic neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman drives the story’s coming-of-age journey.
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B.
Danny Cahill
Danny Cahill is an American reality television personality best known as a former contestant and winner on the weight-loss competition show "The Biggest Loser."
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C.
Augie Hess
Augie Hess is an editor known for working on the film "Rules of Engagement."
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D.
Ryan Hawke
Ryan Hawke is a film producer and the wife of actor-director Ethan Hawke, known for her work on several of his projects and other independent films.
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E.
Jon Finch
Jon Finch was an English actor best known for his intense performances in films such as Roman Polanski’s "Macbeth," Alfred Hitchcock’s "Frenzy," and various British horror and science fiction productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- 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: Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars Target entity description: Augustus Waters is a witty, charismatic teenage cancer survivor whose romance with Hazel Grace Lancaster forms the emotional core of John Green’s novel and its film adaptation, The Fault in Our Stars.
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A.
Quentin Jacobsen
Quentin Jacobsen is the introspective teenage protagonist of John Green’s novel "Paper Towns," whose search for his enigmatic neighbor Margo Roth Spiegelman drives the story’s coming-of-age journey.
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B.
Danny Cahill
Danny Cahill is an American reality television personality best known as a former contestant and winner on the weight-loss competition show "The Biggest Loser."
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C.
Augie Hess
Augie Hess is an editor known for working on the film "Rules of Engagement."
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D.
Ryan Hawke
Ryan Hawke is a film producer and the wife of actor-director Ethan Hawke, known for her work on several of his projects and other independent films.
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E.
Jon Finch
Jon Finch was an English actor best known for his intense performances in films such as Roman Polanski’s "Macbeth," Alfred Hitchcock’s "Frenzy," and various British horror and science fiction productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | teenager ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fault in Our Stars
NERFINISHED
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The Fault in Our Stars (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
romance
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tragedy ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
existentialism
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heroism ⓘ illness ⓘ love ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer relapse ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | John Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesIn | The Fault in Our Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| favoriteBook | An Imperial Affliction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisease |
cancer
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osteosarcoma ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Mr. Waters
NERFINISHED
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Mrs. Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCancerSurvivor | true ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Hazel Grace Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
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novel ⓘ |
| meetingPlace | cancer support group ⓘ |
| meets | Hazel Grace Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
Hazel Grace Lancaster’s boyfriend
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deuteragonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
I am on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.
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You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing. ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
charismatic
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confident ⓘ philosophical ⓘ romantic ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Ansel Elgort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Indianapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | unlit cigarette ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Augustus Waters in The Fault in Our Stars Description of subject: Augustus Waters is a witty, charismatic teenage cancer survivor whose romance with Hazel Grace Lancaster forms the emotional core of John Green’s novel and its film adaptation, The Fault in Our Stars.
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