William L. Ball

American government official
Person human Q1363233
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William L. Ball

Summary

William L. Ball is a human[1]. His place of birth was Belton[2]. He was born on +1948-06-10T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a military officer[4] and politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Belton[2], William L. Ball…
  • William L. Ball was born on +1948-06-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William L. Ball held citizenship in United States[7].
  • William L. Ball's professions included military officer[4].
  • William L. Ball's professions included politician[5].
  • William L. Ball held the position of United States Secretary of the Navy[8].
  • William L. Ball was educated at Georgia Tech[9].
  • William L. Ball's image is recorded as William L. Ball, at a ceremony, 7 October 1988.jpg[10].
  • William L. Ball is recorded as male[11].
  • William L. Ball's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • William L. Ball was affiliated with the Republican Party[13].
  • William L. Ball's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 176515304[14].
  • William L. Ball's military branch is recorded as United States Navy[15].
  • William L. Ball's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2011127232[16].
  • William L. Ball's Commons category is recorded as William L. Ball[17].
  • William L. Ball's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06plpf[18].
  • William L. Ball's family name is recorded as Ball[19].
  • William L. Ball's given name is recorded as William[20].
  • William L. Ball's Notable Names Database ID is recorded as 971/000214329[21].
  • William L. Ball's C-SPAN person string ID is recorded as 1442[22].
  • William L. Ball's Our Campaigns candidate ID is recorded as 173681[23].
  • William L. Ball's OpenSanctions ID is recorded as William L. Ball[24].
  • William L. Ball's C-SPAN person numeric ID is recorded as 1442[25].
  • William L. Ball's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJk96w6JMkHyHqDWgKFtKd[26].

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Origins and Family

William L. Ball was born in Belton[2]. He was born on +1948-06-10T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

William L. Ball was educated at Georgia Tech[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military officer[4] and politician[5]. William L. Ball held the position of United States Secretary of the Navy[8].

Personal Life

William L. Ball was affiliated with the Republican Party[13].

Why It Matters

William L. Ball ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was William L. Ball born?

William L. Ball's place of birth was Belton[2].

What did William L. Ball do for work?

William L. Ball worked as military officer[4] and politician[5].

Where did William L. Ball go to school?

William L. Ball was educated at Georgia Tech[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . OpenSanctions. Retrieved . opensanctions.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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