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) (c. 1754–1813), 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

See also

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