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date=February 2009 Ball is a surname shared by several notable people: ;born before 1800 * John Ball (priest) (died 1381), English Lollard priest; prominent figure in the Peasants' Revolt * John Ball (Puritan) (1585–1640), English Puritan author and educator * Alexander Ball (c.1756–1809), English Admiral of the Royal Navy and Governor of Malta * John Ball (pioneer) (1794–1884), American pioneer and state politician ;born before 1900 * Nicholas Ball (Irish lawyer) (died 1865), Irish barrister * Edward Ball (congressman) (1811–1872), American national politician * Mary Ball (1812–1892), Irish naturalist and entomologist * John Ball (naturalist) (1818–1889), Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller * Webb C. Ball (1847–1922), American Railroad Engineer, who established the first rules for railroad chronometers * Leo Anton Karl de Ball (1853–1916), German-Austrian astronomer * Edmund Ball (1855–1925), American entrepreneur, one of the Ball Brothers * Frank Ball (1857–1943), American entrepreneur, one of the Ball Brothers * Thomas Henry Ball (1859–1944), American national politician * L. Heisler Ball (1861–1932), American physician and national politician * John Ball (golfer) (1861–1940), English amateur golfer * Hugo Ball (1886–1927), German author and poet * Edward Ball (politician) (1888–1981), American businessman and political figure * Albert Ball (1896–1917), English First World War fighter pilot;recipient of the Victoria Cross ;born before 1950 * Joseph H. Ball (1905–1993), American journalist and national politician * Rudi Ball (1910–1975), only athlete of Jewish descent to represent Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games * Lucille Ball (1911–1989), American comedienne and actress * John Ball (American author) (1911–1988), American author * Harvey Ball (1921–2001), American entrepreneur; earliest known designer of the Smiley * Alan Ball, Sr. (1924–1982), English professional footballer and football club manager * Bobby Ball (auto racer) (1925–1954), American racecar driver * David Standish Ball (born 1926), American Episcopal bishop * Ernie Ball (1930–2004), American entrepreneur, musician, and guitar innovator * Kenny Ball (born 1930), English jazz musician * Michael Ball (clergyman) (born 1932), English Anglican clergyman; former Bishop of Truro * Johnny Ball (born 1938), English television personality * Alan Ball, Jr. (1945–2007), English professional footballer and football club manager * Nicholas Ball (British actor) (born 1946), English actor * John M. Ball (born 1948), British mathematician * Marcia Ball (born 1949), American blues singer and pianist * Professor Samuel Ball (educator) (1935–2009), Australian education researcher ;born in or after 1950 * Dave Ball (musician) (born 1950), English guitarist * David Ball (country musician) (born 1953), American country musician * Alan Ball (screenwriter) (born 1957) * David Ball (musician) (born 1959), English electronic musician (usually known as Dave) * Michael Ball (singer) (born 1962), English actor and singer * Zoë Ball (born 1970), English radio and television personality * John Ball (soccer) (born 1972), American professional soccer player * Lloy Ball (born 1972), American Olympic volley ball player * Gregory R. Ball (born 1977), American state politician * Michael Ball (footballer) (born 1979), English professional footballer * Dave Ball (defensive end) (born 1981), American professional football player * David Ball (wide receiver) (born 1984), American professional football player * Reggie Ball (born 1984), American professional football player * Luke Ball (born 1984), Australian rules footballer * Alan Ball (American football) (born 1985) * Carsten Ball (born 1987), Australian tennis player * Timothy F. Ball (living), retired American academic * Ed Ball (musician) (living), English singer-songwriter, musician and businessman * Ed Balls, a British politician * Loren C. Ball, American astronomer (active since 2000) <!--