# George Ballas

> George Charles Ballas Sr. was an American entrepreneur. He invented the first string trimmer, known as the Weed Eater in 1971. He was the father of ballroom dancer Corky Ballas and grandfather of professional dancer Mark Ballas of Dancing with the Stars.

*American entrepreneur and inventor (1925-2011)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/george-ballas

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1925-06-28
- **Died:** 2011-06-25
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 23.3 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 5.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [George Ballas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Ballas)
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- [Боллас, Джордж](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5536660)

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