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Kenny Ball

1930 - 2013

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Kenneth Daniel Ball (22 May 1930 – 7 March 2013) was an English jazz musician, best known as the bandleader, lead trumpet player and vocalist in Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kenny Ball is the 2,946th most popular musician (down from 2,746th in 2024), the 7,167th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,697th in 2019) and the 469th most popular British Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Kenny Ball ranks 2,946 out of 3,175. Before him are Serge Pizzorno, Paul Mazurkiewicz, Cem Adrian, Bear McCreary, Trace Cyrus, and Nellee Hooper. After him are Ray Toro, Mikey Way, Michelle Visage, Daniel Jones, Russell Malone, and Dave Krusen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Kenny Ball ranks 649. Before him are Windsor Davies, Joni James, Cathryn Damon, Terry Nation, Lawton Chiles, and Carlos Loyzaga. After him are Jagjit Kaur, Richie Benaud, Andreas Makris, and William Bender. Among people deceased in 2013, Kenny Ball ranks 547. Before him are Christopher Evan Welch, Risë Stevens, Lázaro Rivas, Helga Arendt, Chi Cheng, and Rituparno Ghosh. After him are Sushmita Banerjee, Hakimullah Mehsud, Besik Kudukhov, Soraya Jiménez, Rod Grams, and Vince Flynn.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kenny Ball ranks 7,169 out of 8,785. Before him are Nellee Hooper (1963), Michelle Keegan (1987), Dean-Charles Chapman (1997), Stephen Campbell Moore (1979), Chris Martin (1988), and Gethin Anthony (1983). After him are Tim Sherwood (1969), Laurence Fox (1978), Micachu (1987), Mark Ravenhill (1966), Graeme Sharp (1960), and Ritu Arya (1988).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, Kenny Ball ranks 469. Before him are Burial (2000), Shane Embury (1967), Nina Nesbitt (1994), Paul McGuigan (1971), Serge Pizzorno (1980), and Nellee Hooper (1963). After him are Daniel Jones (1973), Edward Shearmur (1966), Pete Tong (1960), Matthew Herbert (1972), Chris Corner (1974), and Mike Paradinas (1971).

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