# Harvey Ball

> Harvey Ross Ball was an American commercial artist. In 1963, he created a design for a pin back button, that played a pivotal role in the adoption of the modern day smiley face. Ball was approached by marketing director Joy Young of State Mutual Life Assurance Company in 1963, with the instructions to design “a little smile”.

*American artist (1921–2001)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-07-10
- **Died:** 2001-04-12
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 11.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Harvey Ball](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Ball)
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- [Harvey Ball](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Ball)
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- [Гарві Болл](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B2%D1%96_%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771669)

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