Bill Ward

English drummer (born 1948)
Person human Q313699
Bill Ward
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Summary

Bill Ward was born on May 5, 1948[1], in Birmingham[2]. He has worked as a drummer[3], songwriter[4], singer[5], musician[6], and percussionist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.61% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,565 views/month, #6,146 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Occupation: composer[10]
  • Field of work: music[11]
  • Member of: Black Sabbath[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Genre: hard rock[14], heavy metal music[15]
  • Commons category: Bill Ward[16]
  • Residence: Seal Beach[17]
  • Family name: Ward[18]
  • Given name: William[19], Thomas[20]
  • Official website: http://www.billward.com[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bill Ward[22]
  • Instrument: drum kit[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Birth name: William Thomas Ward[25]
  • Name in native language: Bill Ward[26], W. T. Ward[27]
  • Lifestyle: veganism[28]
  • Start of work period: 1966[29]
  • Copyright representative: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[30]
  • Related category: Category:Songs written by Bill Ward (musician)[31]
  • Social media followers: 124,472[32], 121,160[33], 127,107[34], 128,712[35]

Why It Matters

Bill Ward has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Bill Ward born?

Bill Ward was born in Birmingham[2].

What did Bill Ward do for work?

Bill Ward worked as a drummer[3], songwriter[4], singer[5], musician[6], and percussionist[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . metro.co.uk. metro.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . doublecheckvegan.com. doublecheckvegan.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Dick Spitfire · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 36
    P14750 → 391F-AA02-75C5-983A-4608
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'azb', 'bg', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ha',
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Facebook username: billwarddrummer, Added Facebook numeric ID 100043988416031 to Facebook username."
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Genre → hard rock, heavy metal music
    Member of → —
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+124472'}, {'amount': '+121160'}, {'amount': '+127107'} +1
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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