Bobby Ball

American racecar driver (1925-1954)
Person human Q172121
Bobby Ball
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Bobby Ball

Summary

Bobby Ball is a human[1]. He was born in Phoenix[2]. He was born on +1925-08-26T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Gardena[4]. He died on +1954-02-27T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Formula One driver[6], engineer[7], and racing automobile driver[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Phoenix[2], Bobby Ball…
  • Bobby Ball passed away in Gardena[4].
  • Bobby Ball passed away in Phoenix[10].
  • Bobby Ball was born on +1925-08-26T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Bobby Ball died on +1954-02-27T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery[11].
  • Bobby Ball held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Bobby Ball worked as a Formula One driver[6].
  • Bobby Ball's professions included engineer[7].
  • Bobby Ball's professions included racing automobile driver[8].
  • Bobby Ball's image is recorded as Bobby Ball 1951 Indianapolis 500 car fire.jpg[13].
  • Bobby Ball is recorded as male[14].
  • Bobby Ball's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Bobby Ball's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 1569[16].
  • Bobby Ball's sport is recorded as auto racing[17].
  • Bobby Ball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04m8vq[18].
  • Bobby Ball's family name is recorded as Ball[19].
  • Bobby Ball's given name is recorded as Robert[20].
  • Bobby Ball's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[21].
  • Bobby Ball's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[22].
  • Bobby Ball's number of wins is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[23].
  • Bobby Ball's points for is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[24].
  • Bobby Ball's Racing-Reference driver ID is recorded as Bobby_Ball[25].
  • Bobby Ball's Driver Database driver ID is recorded as bobby-ball[26].
  • Bobby Ball's pole positions is recorded as {'amount': '+0'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Bobby Ball's place of birth was Phoenix[2]. He was born on +1925-08-26T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Formula One driver[6], engineer[7], and racing automobile driver[8].

Death and Burial

Bobby Ball died on +1954-02-27T00:00:00Z[5]. Recorded place of death include Gardena[4], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1930[30] and Phoenix[10], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1868[33]. Burial took place at Greenwood/Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Bobby Ball ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Bobby Ball born?

Bobby Ball's place of birth was Phoenix[2].

Where did Bobby Ball die?

Bobby Ball passed away in Gardena[4].

What did Bobby Ball do for work?

Bobby Ball worked as Formula One driver[6], engineer[7], and racing automobile driver[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Statsf1.com. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Statsf1.com. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Statsf1.com. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Statsf1.com. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Statsf1.com. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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