John Ball

John Ball may refer to:

Sports

• John Ball (golfer) (1861–1940), English amateur golfer; winner of The Open Championship
• John Ball (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1989), English footballer for Bury and England
• John Ball (footballer, born 1925), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers
• John Ball (soccer) (born 1972), American footballer for the Rochester Rhinos

Scientists

• John Ball (cognitive scientist) (born 1963)

Politicians

• John Ball (16th century MP) for Norwich
• John Thomas Ball (1815–1898), Irish barrister and politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Dublin University 1868–1875
• John Ball (naturalist) (1818–1889), Irish naturalist and politician, MP for County Carlow 1857–1880

Religion

• John Ball (Puritan) (1585–1640), English author and scholar
• John Ball (clergyman) (fl.1785), American minister from Nova Scotia
• John Ball (minister) (1665–1745), English Presbyterian minister
• John Ball (priest) (c. 1338–1381), English radical priest and a leader of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381

Others

• John Ball (pioneer) (1794–1884), American explorer
• John Ball (author) (1911–1988), American novelist
• Johnny Ball (born 1938), English children's television presenter
• John M. Ball (born 1948), English mathematician

See also

• Jack Ball (John Thomas Ball, 1907–1976), English footballer
• John Bull (disambiguation)
• John Ball Primary School, a primary school in Blackheath, London