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Ernie Ball

American entrepreneur
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
August 30, 1930
Date of death
September 9, 2004
Place of birth
Santa Monica
Place of death
San Luis Obispo
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
entrepreneur, musician, classical guitarist, inventor
Child
Sterling Ball, Sherwood Ball[10][11]
Official website
www.ernieball.com[16]
Birth name
Roland Sherwood Ball[20]
End of work period
2004[25]
Family name
Ball[14]
Given name
Ernie[15]
Instrument
guitar[19]
Owner of
Music Man, Earthwood, Ernie Ball Incorporation[21][22][23]
Place of burial
San Luis Cemetery[9]
Product or material produced
string[18]
Relative
Ernest Ball[17]
Start of work period
1957[24]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 16
ISNI
0000000055990081
VIAF cluster ID
79681492
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011144325
GND ID
134581091
DBC author ID
87097990132482
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134581091
Discogs artist ID
5023074
Europeana entity
agent/base/151136
Find a Grave memorial ID
9452531
Freebase ID
/m/03vw2n
Geni profile ID
6000000017601090866
Internet Broadway Database person ID
82861
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MusicBrainz artist ID
d46fc8e1-2542-4548-b7e9-032185fe4856
Quora topic ID
Ernie-Ball-1
WikiTree person ID
Ball-288
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtxcrmKMCQ4hKPkK7Ytrq

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
musician, entrepreneur, inventor
Owner of 2
Music Man, Ernie Ball Incorporation
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Ball
Founded entities 1
Ernie Ball Incorporation
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
guitar
Named after 1
Ernie Ball Incorporation
Owned entities 1
Music Man
Place of birth 1
Santa Monica
Place of death 1
San Luis Obispo
Product or material produced 1
string
Relative 1
Ernest Ball
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ernie Ball was born on August 30, 1930[1], in Santa Monica[2]. He died on September 9, 2004[3], in San Luis Obispo[4]. He worked as an entrepreneur[5], musician[6], classical guitarist[7], and inventor[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ernie Ball include Ernie Ball Incorporation[26], a brand[27], in United States[28], headquartered in San Luis Obispo[29].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Ernie Ball Incorporation[26], a brand[27], in United States[28], headquartered in San Luis Obispo[29].

FAQs

Where was Ernie Ball born?

Ernie Ball was born in Santa Monica[2].

Where did Ernie Ball die?

Ernie Ball died in San Luis Obispo[4].

What did Ernie Ball do for work?

Ernie Ball worked as an entrepreneur[5], musician[6], classical guitarist[7], and inventor[8].

Related Entities

entrepreneur United States

References

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  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 22d ago · Python72 · 2026-10-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Birth name → Roland Sherwood Ball
    "Created claim: Birth name: Roland Sherwood Ball"
  2. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57891: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instrument → guitar
    Place of birth → Santa Monica
    Relative → Ernest Ball
    End of work period → 2004
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31727: import P21 and P106 from GND (20)"
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