Margaret Ball

American novelist
Person human Q6759163
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Summary

Margaret Ball was born on November 7, 1947[1], in Texas[2]. She has worked as a novelist[3] and science fiction writer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[6]
  • Employer: University of California, Los Angeles[7]
  • Educated at: University of Texas at Austin[8]
  • Sex or gender: female[9]
  • Genre: romance[10]
  • Family name: Ball[11]
  • Given name: Margaret[12]
  • Pseudonym: Catherine Lyndell[13], Kate Ashton[14], Kathleen Fraser[15]
  • Described by source: Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction[16]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[17]
  • Start of work period: 1983[18]
  • Writing language: English[19]

Why It Matters

Margaret Ball is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was Margaret Ball born?

Margaret Ball's place of birth was Texas[2].

What did Margaret Ball do for work?

Margaret Ball worked as a novelist[3] and science fiction writer[4].

Where did Margaret Ball go to school?

Margaret Ball was educated at University of Texas at Austin[8].

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  9. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'en', 'pl']
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  2. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of Texas at Austin
    Family name → Ball
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