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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Albert Ball

1896 - 1917

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Albert Ball, (14 August 1896 – 7 May 1917) was a British fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, with 44 victories, and remained its fourth-highest scorer behind Edward Mannock, James McCudden, and George McElroy. Born and raised in Nottingham, Ball joined the Sherwood Foresters at the outbreak of the First World War and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October 1914. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Ball has received more than 398,867 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Albert Ball is the 1,593rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,399th in 2019), the 4,490th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,966th in 2019) and the 109th most popular British Military Personnel.

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  • 42.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Albert Ball ranks 1,593 out of 1,468. Before him are Arnold Jackson, Frank Buckles, Anthony Wayne, Daniel Harvey Hill, Thomas Picton, and Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy. After him are Joseph Dunford, Abu Omar al-Shishani, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Thomas C. Hart, Willis Augustus Lee, and John Schofield.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Albert Ball ranks 222. Before him are Arthur Tell Schwab, Kathleen McKane Godfree, Gösta Runö, Ella Hall, Robert E. Sherwood, and Alister Hardy. After him are Howard Hanson, Vilho Niittymaa, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, V. K. Krishna Menon, Marie Prevost, and Carl Abrahamsson. Among people deceased in 1917, Albert Ball ranks 104. Before him are Giuseppe Veronese, Mary Arthur McElroy, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Jules Vandenpeereboom, Charles Horton Peck, and Richard Olney. After him are Frank Odberg, Mackenzie Bowell, Florence La Badie, Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin, Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey, and Herbert Beerbohm Tree.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Ball ranks 4,490 out of 7,765. Before him are John Le Mesurier (1912), James Oglethorpe (1696), Iwan Rheon (1985), David Owen (1938), Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (1831), and Algernon Sidney (1623). After him are Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), David O'Leary (1958), Katrin Cartlidge (1961), Zayn Malik (1993), Solomon (1902), and Jimmy Gallagher (1901).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Albert Ball ranks 109. Before him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), John Dill (1881), John André (1750), Arnold Jackson (1891), Thomas Picton (1758), and Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862). After him are Andy McNab (1959), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Redvers Buller (1839), Max Horton (1883), William Gott (1897), and Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772).

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