ACTOR

Michael Ball

1962 - Today

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Michael Ashley Ball (born 27 June 1962) is an English singer, presenter and actor. In 1985, he made his West End debut as Marius Pontmercy in the original production of Les Misérables. In 1989, he reached number two in the UK Singles Chart with "Love Changes Everything", from the musical Aspects of Love, where he played Alex Dillingham. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Ball has received more than 2,549,257 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ball is the 3,962nd most popular actor (up from 3,976th in 2019), the 3,162nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,224th in 2019) and the 466th most popular British Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.10

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Michael Ball ranks 3,962 out of 13,578. Before him are Una Stubbs, Ed Helms, Kate del Castillo, Desi Arnaz, Kristin Kreuk, and Lizabeth Scott. After him are Chloë Sevigny, Robert Pine, Tom Moore, John Steiner, Oliver Masucci, and Phyllis Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Michael Ball ranks 210. Before him are Ally Sheedy, Michael Zorc, Yōko Ogawa, Lian Ross, Mano Menezes, and Magne Furuholmen. After him are Michael Andretti, Atiq Rahimi, Janne Andersson, Terence Trent D'Arby, James Marsters, and Tracy Chevalier.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Ball ranks 3,162 out of 8,785. Before him are E. T. Whittaker (1873), Henry Dudeney (1857), Roy Harper (1941), Una Stubbs (1937), James Milner (1986), and Kathleen McKane Godfree (1896). After him are Nathaniel Bliss (1700), Wilko Johnson (1947), John D. Barrow (1952), John Steiner (1941), Clive Bell (1881), and Sophie Kinsella (1969).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Michael Ball ranks 466. Before him are Henry Travers (1874), Anton Lesser (1952), Ben Barnes (1981), Rory McCann (1969), Christopher Eccleston (1964), and Una Stubbs (1937). After him are John Steiner (1941), Kenneth Cranham (1944), Robert Stephens (1931), Emily Mortimer (1971), Joseph Grimaldi (1778), and Charles Shaughnessy (1955).

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