Military Personnel
Albert Ball
Recipient of the Victoria Cross, British World War I flying ace
1896 - 1917
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Albert Ball
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Ball is the 1,940th most popular military personnel (down from 1,850th in 2024), the 4,671st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,993rd in 2019) and the 114th most popular British Military Personnel.
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Among Military Personnels
Among military personnels, Albert Ball ranks 1,940 out of 2,058. Before him are Juan de Salcedo, Nathan Hale, Moe Berg, John André, Sterling Price, and Reginald Wingate. After him are John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, James Joseph Dresnok, Leo Tornikios, Kanhoji Angre, Aviv Kochavi, and John Dill.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan de Salcedo
1549 - 1576
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,934
Nathan Hale
1755 - 1776
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 1,935
Moe Berg
1902 - 1972
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 1,936
John André
1750 - 1780
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 1,937
Sterling Price
1809 - 1867
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 1,938
Reginald Wingate
1861 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,939
Albert Ball
1896 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 1,940
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
1735 - 1823
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 1,941
James Joseph Dresnok
1941 - 2016
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 1,942
Leo Tornikios
1100 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,943
Kanhoji Angre
1669 - 1729
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 1,944
Aviv Kochavi
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,945
John Dill
1881 - 1944
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 1,946
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Albert Ball ranks 239. Before him are Ramón Eguiazábal, John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton, Blanche Sweet, Jack Pickford, Harry Dénis, and Simon Barere. After him are Uri Zvi Greenberg, Horacio Muñoz, Samuel Mosberg, Robert E. Sherwood, Gösta Runö, and Alister Hardy. Among people deceased in 1917, Albert Ball ranks 117. Before him are Richard Olney, James Dwight, Andrew Murray, Waldemar Tietgens, Sergei Zubatov, and Leander Starr Jameson. After him are Janez Evangelist Krek, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Tom Thomson, Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, and Florence La Badie.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsRamón Eguiazábal
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1939
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 233
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 234
Blanche Sweet
ACTOR
1896 - 1986
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 235
Jack Pickford
ACTOR
1896 - 1933
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 236
Harry Dénis
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1971
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 237
Simon Barere
MUSICIAN
1896 - 1951
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 238
Albert Ball
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 239
Uri Zvi Greenberg
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 240
Horacio Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1976
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 241
Samuel Mosberg
BOXER
1896 - 1967
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 242
Robert E. Sherwood
WRITER
1896 - 1955
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 243
Gösta Runö
ATHLETE
1896 - 1922
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 244
Alister Hardy
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1985
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsRichard Olney
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1917
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 111
James Dwight
TENNIS PLAYER
1852 - 1917
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 112
Andrew Murray
WRITER
1828 - 1917
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 113
Waldemar Tietgens
ATHLETE
1879 - 1917
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 114
Sergei Zubatov
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1917
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 115
Leander Starr Jameson
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 116
Albert Ball
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 117
Janez Evangelist Krek
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1917
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 118
Albert Pinkham Ryder
PAINTER
1847 - 1917
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 119
Hans von Blixen-Finecke
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1917
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 120
Tom Thomson
PAINTER
1877 - 1917
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 121
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1917
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 122
Florence La Badie
ACTOR
1888 - 1917
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 123
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Ball ranks 4,671 out of NaN. Before him are James Wyatt (1746), Elizabeth Montagu (1718), Richard K. Guy (1916), Reginald Wingate (1861), Gary Daniels (1963), and Leander Starr Jameson (1853). After him are Nicholas Hooper (1952), David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919), Sydney Parkinson (1745), David Walliams (1971), John Peckham (1227), and I. J. Good (1916).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJames Wyatt
ARCHITECT
1746 - 1813
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 4,665
Elizabeth Montagu
WRITER
1718 - 1800
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 4,666
Richard K. Guy
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2020
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 4,667
Reginald Wingate
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 4,668
Gary Daniels
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 4,669
Leander Starr Jameson
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 4,670
Albert Ball
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 4,671
Nicholas Hooper
COMPOSER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 4,672
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
NOBLEMAN
1919 - 1970
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 4,673
Sydney Parkinson
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1771
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 4,674
David Walliams
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 4,675
John Peckham
PHILOSOPHER
1227 - 1292
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 4,676
I. J. Good
MATHEMATICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 4,677
Among Military Personnels In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Albert Ball ranks 114. Before him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Oliver Leese (1894), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), George Milne, 1st Baron Milne (1866), John André (1750), and Reginald Wingate (1861). After him are John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735), John Dill (1881), Guy Simonds (1903), Thomas Picton (1758), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), and Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827).
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
1896 - 1989
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 108
Oliver Leese
1894 - 1978
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 109
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 110
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
1866 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 111
John André
1750 - 1780
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 112
Reginald Wingate
1861 - 1953
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 113
Albert Ball
1896 - 1917
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 114
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
1735 - 1823
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 115
John Dill
1881 - 1944
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 116
Guy Simonds
1903 - 1974
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 117
Thomas Picton
1758 - 1815
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 118
Frederick E. Morgan
1894 - 1967
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 119
Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford
1827 - 1905
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 120





















































