Dave Ball

Summary

Dave Ball is a human^[1]. Born in Chester^[2], he… he was born on May 3, 1959^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on October 22, 2025^[5]. He worked as a musician^[6], songwriter^[7], record producer^[8], and disc jockey^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,030 views/month, #6,711 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Dave Ball's place of birth was Chester^[2].
• Dave Ball passed away in London^[4].
• Dave Ball was born on May 3, 1959^[3].
• Dave Ball died on October 22, 2025^[5].
• Dave Ball held citizenship in United Kingdom^[11].
• Dave Ball worked as a musician^[6].
• Dave Ball worked as a songwriter^[7].
• Dave Ball worked as a record producer^[8].
• Dave Ball worked as a disc jockey^[9].
• Dave Ball's field of work was music^[12].
• Dave Ball's field of work was new wave^[13].
• Dave Ball's field of work was synthesizer^[14].
• Dave Ball's field of work was electronic dance music^[15].
• Dave Ball's field of work was experimental music^[16].
• Dave Ball's field of work was electronic music^[17].
• Dave Ball was educated at Leeds Beckett University^[18].
• Dave Ball was educated at Arnold School^[19].
• Dave Ball was a member of Soft Cell^[20].
• Dave Ball was a member of The Grid^[21].
• Dave Ball is recorded as male^[22].
• Dave Ball's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Dave Ball's genre is new wave^[24].
• Dave Ball's genre is rock music^[25].
• Dave Ball's genre is synth-pop^[26].
• Dave Ball's genre is house music^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1959-05-03^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-10-22^[31]

• Genre(s): electronic, new wave, synth-pop^[32]

• Community tags: electronic, new wave, synth-pop^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8e1b3b24-8a87-4a00-ab02-aad300d5895d^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chester^[2], Dave Ball… he was born on May 3, 1959^[3].

Education

Educated at Leeds Beckett University^[18], a university^[35], in United Kingdom^[36], founded in 1992^[37] and Arnold School^[19], a school^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1896^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include musician^[6], songwriter^[7], record producer^[8], and disc jockey^[9]. Fields of work include music^[12], a type of arts^[41]; new wave^[13], a music genre^[42], founded in 1976^[43]; synthesizer^[14], a type of musical instrument^[44]; electronic dance music^[15], a music genre^[45], founded in 1977^[46]; experimental music^[16], a music genre^[47], founded in 1960^[48]; and electronic music^[17], a music genre^[49], founded in 1920^[50].

Death and Burial

Dave Ball died on October 22, 2025^[5]. He passed away in London^[4].

Why It Matters

Dave Ball ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,030 views/month, #6,711 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Dave Ball born?

Born in Chester^[2], Dave Ball…

Where did Dave Ball die?

Dave Ball died in London^[4].

What did Dave Ball do for work?

Dave Ball worked as musician^[6], songwriter^[7], record producer^[8], and disc jockey^[9].

Where did Dave Ball go to school?

Dave Ball was educated at Leeds Beckett University^[18] and Arnold School^[19].