Jack, Johnny, or John Ball may refer to:

Clergymen

* John Ball (priest) ( 1338 – 1381), English radical priest and leader of 1381 Peasants' Revolt *

John Ball (minister) John Ball (1665?–1745), was an English presbyterian minister. Life Ball was one of ten sons of Nathanael Ball, M.A. ejected from Barley, Hertfordshire. He was educated for the ministry under the Rev. John Short at Lyme Regis, Dorset, and finish ...

(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 Johnny Ball (born Graham Thalben Ball; 23 May 1938) is an English television personality, a populariser of mathematics and the father of BBC Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball. Early life Ball was born in Bristol and attended Kingswood Primary School on th ...

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

Politicians

* John Ball (16th-century MP) (1518–1556), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich * John Ball (assemblyman) (1756–1838), American soldier and politician *

John Thomas Ball John Thomas Ball QC (24 July 1815 – 17 March 1898) was an Irish barrister, judge and politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Life He was born in Dundrum, Dublin, eldes ...

(1815–1898), Irish barrister and politician, MP for Dublin University 1868–1875 *

John Ball (naturalist) John Ball (20 August 1818 – 21 October 1889) was an Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller. Background and education Ball was born in Dublin, the eldest son of Nicholas Ball, judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) and his ...

(1818–1889), Irish naturalist and politician, MP for County Carlow 1857–1880 *

John Ball (pioneer) John Ball (November 12, 1794 – February 5, 1884) was a settler, educator, lawyer and member of the Michigan State Legislature. Early life Ball was born at Tenny Hill, Hebron, Grafton County, New Hampshire. He had a common school education that ...

(1794–1884), American pioneer and state politician *

John Ball (Drogheda MP) John Ball ( 1754 – 24 August 1813) was an Irish barrister and politician. Ball was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. From 1796 to 1800, he was MP for Drogheda in the Irish House of Commons. Ball pleaded without success against the union ...

, 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) John Ball (29 September 1900 – December 1989) was an English international footballer who played as an inside left. Early life Ball was born in Stockport with nine older siblings; his father was Welsh and a railway labourer. Career Ball play ...

(1900–1989), English footballer for Bury and England *

Jack Ball (footballer, born 1907) John Thomas Ball (13 September 1907 – 1976) was an English footballer, who played as a forward. Born in Banks, Lancashire, he played for clubs including Southport, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Luton Town. He j ...

(1907–1976), English football forward *

Jack Ball (footballer, born 1923) John Albert Ball (16 July 1923 – July 1999) was an English professional footballer who made 113 Football League appearances playing as a goalkeeper for Brighton & Hove Albion. Life and career Ball was born in Brighton, Sussex, where he atten ...

(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) John Ball (October 1585 – 20 October 1640) was an English puritan divine. Life He was born in Cassington, Oxfordshire. After taking his BA degree from St Mary Hall, Oxford, in 1608, he went into Cheshire to act as tutor to the children of Lad ...

(1585–1640), English author and scholar *

(1794–1884), American explorer *

John Ball (geologist) John Ball was an English geologist born in Derby in 1872. He completed his technical education at Freiberg University of Mining and Technology and got a Doctor's degree from the University of Zurich. Ball traveled to the Saharan Desert in 1897. Du ...

(1872–1941), English geologist *

John Ball (novelist) John Dudley Ball Jr. (July 8, 1911 – October 15, 1988) was an American writer best known for mystery novels involving the African-American police detective Virgil Tibbs. Tibbs was introduced in the 1965 novel ''In the Heat of the Night'', which ...

(1911–1988), American novelist *Sir

John M. Ball Sir John Macleod Ball (born 19 May 1948) is a British mathematician and former Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He was the president of the International Mathematical Union from 2003 to 2006 and a Fellow of ...

(born 1948), English mathematician *

John Ball (cognitive scientist) John Samuel Ball (born 1963) is an American cognitive scientist, an expert in machine intelligence, computer architecture and the inventor of Patom Theory. Biography Born in Iowa USA whilst his Australian father Samuel Ball (educator), Samuel Bal ...

(born 1963), American cognitive scientist

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Performers

Politicians

Sportsmen

Writers

See also