Robert Ball
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- Robert Ball (naturalist)Robert Ball (naturalist)Robert Ball was an Irish naturalist.-Life:He was born at Queenstown , County Cork. The Ball family lived in Youghal, County Cork. Robert had a brother, Bent, and two sisters Anne, a well-known phytologist, and Mary, an entomologist...
(1802–1857), Irish naturalist - Robert James BallRobert James BallRobert James Ball was a Canadian politician, accountant, life insurance agent and teacher. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1911 as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Grey South after being defeated in 1908...
(1857–1928), Canadian politician - Robert M. BallRobert M. Ball♥Robert Myers Ball was an American Social Security official, who served under three presidents , from 1962 to 1973, as Commissioner of Social Security. He is the longest-serving head of the Social Security Administration to date. He also founded the National Academy for Social Insurance...
(1914–2008), American Social Security official - Robert Stawell BallRobert Stawell BallSir Robert Stawell Ball was an Irish astronomer. He worked for Lord Rosse from 1865 to 1867. In 1867 he became Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Royal College of Science in Dublin. In 1874 Ball was appointed Royal Astronomer of Ireland and Andrews Professor of Astronomy in the University...
(1840–1913), Irish astronomer - Bobby BallBobby BallBobby Ball is one half of the comedy double act Cannon and Ball, along with Tommy Cannon.He married his first wife, Joan, in 1964, with whom he had two sons, Robert and Darren , who are now a comedy double act in their own right, performing under their surname 'Harper'. Bobby and his first wife...
, English comedian - Bobby Ball (auto racer)Bobby Ball (auto racer)Bobby Ball was an American racecar driver.He won the AAA Championship race at San Jose in November 1952. On January 4, 1953, he was involved in an accident at Carrell Speedway which left him with terrible head injuries. He remained in a coma and died 14 months later...
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