1948 - Today
William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English drummer. He was a co-founder and the original drummer for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Ward has received more than 38,825 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Ward is the 454th most popular musician (down from 343rd in 2019), the 1,506th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,203rd in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Musician.
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Among musicians, Bill Ward ranks 454 out of 2,662. Before him are Jacob Gade, Billy Ray Cyrus, Loreena McKennitt, King Oliver, Dick Taylor, and Dennis Wilson. After him are Isao Tomita, Manitas de Plata, Yann Tiersen, Philly Joe Jones, Roger Hodgson, and David Foster.
1879 - 1963
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 448
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 449
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 450
1881 - 1938
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 451
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 452
1944 - 1983
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 453
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 454
1932 - 2016
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 455
1921 - 2014
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 456
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 457
1923 - 1985
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 458
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 459
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 460
Among people born in 1948, Bill Ward ranks 141. Before him are Toshio Suzuki, Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck, Kathy Reichs, Valeri Kharlamov, Philippe Garrel, and Paul Milgrom. After him are John de Lancie, Jean-Louis Schlesser, Margot Kidder, James Faulkner, Jim Carter, and Jan Hammer.
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 135
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 136
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 137
1948 - 1981
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 138
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 139
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 140
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 141
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 142
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 143
1948 - 2018
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 144
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 145
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 146
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 147
Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Ward ranks 1,506 out of 7,765. Before him are Sister Nivedita (1867), Alexander Cunningham (1814), Ciarán Hinds (1953), Dick Taylor (1943), John Martin (1789), and Sidney Paget (1860). After him are Lord William Bentinck (1774), N. R. Pogson (1829), Algernon Blackwood (1869), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Vita Sackville-West (1892), and David Garrick (1717).
1867 - 1911
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,500
1814 - 1893
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,501
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,502
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,503
1789 - 1854
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,504
1860 - 1908
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 1,505
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,506
1774 - 1839
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,507
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,508
1869 - 1951
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 1,509
1834 - 1913
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,510
1892 - 1962
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,511
1717 - 1779
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 1,512
Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bill Ward ranks 90. Before him are Greg Lake (1947), Alvin Lee (1944), George Young (1946), Donovan (1946), Robert Wyatt (1945), and Dick Taylor (1943). After him are Roger Hodgson (1950), Ian McDonald (1946), Steve Hackett (1950), Rick Davies (1944), Jeff Lynne (1947), and Mitch Mitchell (1947).
1947 - 2016
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 84
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 85
1946 - 2017
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 86
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 87
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 88
1943 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 89
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 90
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 91
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 92
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 93
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 94
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 95
1947 - 2008
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 96