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Lucille Ball

1911 - 1989

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Lucille Désirée Ball (August 6, 1911 – April 26, 1989) was an American actress, comedian, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century for her work in all four of these areas. She was nominated for 13 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning five, and was the recipient of several other accolades, such as the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award and two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She earned many honors, including the Women in Film Crystal Award, an induction into the Television Hall of Fame, a Kennedy Center Honor, and the Governors Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucille Ball is the 18th most popular comedian (down from 17th in 2019), the 2,293rd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,970th in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Lucille Ball ranks 18 out of 98. Before her are David Cross, Simon Pegg, Bob Newhart, Bob Hope, Bob Odenkirk, and Chevy Chase. After her are Ricky Gervais, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Sinbad, Richard Pryor, and Henry Winkler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Lucille Ball ranks 83. Before her are Mahalia Jackson, Hubert Humphrey, Karl Silberbauer, Carl Keenan Seyfert, Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock, and Lina Heydrich. After her are Aly Khan, Józef Cyrankiewicz, Jussi Björling, Alfredo Foni, Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, and Thanom Kittikachorn. Among people deceased in 1989, Lucille Ball ranks 70. Before her are Kaoru Ishikawa, Kazimierz Deyna, Karel Zeman, Princess Deokhye, Luis Carlos Galán, and Leonardo Sciascia. After her are Minoru Genda, Józef Cyrankiewicz, Hamani Diori, Bernard Blier, Barbara W. Tuchman, and Hassan Fathy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lucille Ball ranks 2,293 out of 20,380. Before her are Elmer Bernstein (1922), Stanley Donen (1924), Solomon Northup (1808), Hetty Green (1834), John Ratcliffe (1965), and Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953). After her are Robert Grant Aitken (1864), Ernie Hudson (1945), Jerry West (1938), Eric Maskin (1950), John G. Thompson (1932), and Ben Bradlee (1921).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Lucille Ball ranks 16. Before her are George Carlin (1937), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), David Cross (1964), Bob Newhart (1929), Bob Odenkirk (1962), and Chevy Chase (1943). After her are Joan Rivers (1933), Don Rickles (1926), Sinbad (1956), Richard Pryor (1940), Henry Winkler (1945), and Chris Rock (1965).

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