There are several people named John Ball:

• John Ball, priest who took part in the Peasants' Revolt (d. 1381)
• John Ball, Puritan (1585-1640)
• John Ball, American pioneer (1794-1884)
• John Ball, naturalist (1818-1889)
• John Ball, winner of the Open Championship in golf (1861-1940)
• John Ball, American author (1911-1988)
• Johnny Ball, children's television presenter (b. 1938)