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Bill Ward

1948 - Today

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William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English drummer. He was the original drummer for Black Sabbath, co-founding the rock band in 1968 alongside Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler. Ward originally left the band after the recording of Heaven and Hell (1980), their first album with vocalist Ronnie James Dio, but has rejoined them intermittently since. He has released three solo albums, the most recent being Accountable Beasts in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Ward is the 437th most popular musician (up from 468th in 2019), the 1,585th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,510th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Bill Ward ranks 437 out of 3,175. Before him are Barış Manço, Clive Burr, Ginger Baker, Ornette Coleman, John Entwistle, and Ralf Hütter. After him are Glenn Frey, Albert King, Guido Cantelli, Simon Le Bon, Floyd Westerman, and Matt Bellamy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Bill Ward ranks 157. Before him are Robert Trump, Bonnie Bedelia, Tom Wolf, Miklós Németh, Gregor Gysi, and Thierry Mugler. After him are Glenn Frey, John de Lancie, Theo Jörgensmann, George W. Casey Jr., Margot Kidder, and Jean-Louis Schlesser.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Ward ranks 1,585 out of 8,785. Before him are William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720), John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404), Ceawlin of Wessex (600), Tim Hunt (1943), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), and Thomas Gresham (1519). After him are Ian Rush (1961), Dave Gahan (1962), Frederick Abel (1827), John Gould (1804), Aphra Behn (1640), and Antony Flew (1923).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Bill Ward ranks 98. Before him are Geezer Butler (1949), Jack Bruce (1943), Andy Fletcher (1961), Clive Burr (1957), Ginger Baker (1939), and John Entwistle (1944). After him are Simon Le Bon (1958), Matt Bellamy (1978), John Powell (1963), Ellie Goulding (1986), George Young (1946), and Greg Lake (1947).

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