# Ernest Ball

> Ernest Roland Ball was an American singer and songwriter, most famous for composing the music for the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" in 1912. Ball was not Irish and neither were the lyricists.

*American musician (1878–1927)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ernest-ball

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1878-07-22
- **Died:** 1927-05-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0050368/ (@nm0050368)

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/740344)
- [إرنست بال](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA_%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1566974)
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