John Ball
# John Ball

Jack, Johnny, or John Ball may refer to:

## Clergymen

* John Ball (priest) (c. 1338 – 1381), English radical priest and leader of 1381 Peasants' Revolt
* John Ball (minister) (1665–1745), English Presbyterian minister
* John Ball (clergyman) (before 1760 – after 1795), African-American minister from Nova Scotia
* John Ball (bishop) (1934–2016), British Anglican bishop

## Performers

* Johnny Ball (born 1938), English children's television presenter
* John Ball (musician) (born 1990), American Christian musician

## Politicians

* John Ball (16th-century MP) (c.1518–1556), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich
* John Ball (assemblyman) (1756–1838), American soldier and politician
* John Thomas Ball (1815–1898), Irish barrister and politician, MP for Dublin University 1868–1875
* John Ball (naturalist) (1818–1889), Irish naturalist and politician, MP for County Carlow 1857–1880
* John Ball (pioneer) (1794–1884), American pioneer and state politician
* John Ball (Drogheda MP), MP for Drogheda in the Irish House of Commons

## Sportsmen

* John Ball (golfer) (1861–1940), English amateur golfer; winner of The Open Championship
* Jack Ball (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1989), English footballer for Bury and England
* Jack Ball (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1976), English football forward
* Jack Ball (footballer, born 1923) (1923–1999), English football goalkeeper
* John Ball (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1998), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers
* John Ball (soccer, born 1972), American footballer for Rochester Rhinos

## Writers

* John Ball (Puritan) (1585–1640), English author and scholar
* John Ball (pioneer) (1794–1884), American explorer
* John Ball (geologist) (1872–1941), English geologist
* John Ball (novelist) (1911–1988), American novelist
* Sir John M. Ball (born 1948), English mathematician
* John Ball (cognitive scientist) (born 1963), American cognitive scientist
