* John Ball (priest) (d. 1381), active in Peasants' Revolt
* John Ball (Puritan)(1585-1640), British
* John Ball (pioneer) (1794-1884), American pioneer
* John Ball (naturalist) (1818-1889), Irish politician
* John Ball (golfer) (1861-1940), British
* John Ball (American author) (1911-1988), American author
* John Ball (soccer), American soccer player playing for the Baltimore Blast
* John M. Ball (born c. 1940s), British mathematician
* Johnny Ball (b. 1938), children's television presenter
Biography courtesy of the brilliant Wikipedia!
