John Ball may refer to:
- John Ball (priest) (c. 1338–1381), English Lollard priest of the Peasants' Revolt
- John Ball (16th century MP) for Norwich
- John Ball (Puritan) (1585–1640), English author and scholar
- John Ball (clergyman) (fl.1785), American minister from Nova Scotia
- John Ball (minister) (1665–1745), English Presbyterian minister
- John Ball (pioneer) (1794–1884), American explorer
- John Thomas Ball (1815–1898), Irish barrister and politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Dublin University 1868–1875
- John Ball (naturalist) (1818–1889), Irish naturalist and politician, MP for County Carlow 1857–1880
- John Ball (golfer) (1861–1940), English amateur golfer; winner of The Open Championship
- John Ball (author) (1911–1988), American novelist
- John Ball (footballer born 1900) (1900–1989), English footballer for Bury and England
- John Ball (footballer born 1925), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers
- Johnny Ball (born 1938), English children's television presenter
- John M. Ball (born 1948), English mathematician
- John Ball (soccer) (born 1972), American footballer for the Rochester Rhinos
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or ball:
“The question confronting the Church today is not any longer whether the man in the street can grasp a religious message, but how to employ the communications media so as to let him have the full impact of the Gospel message.”
—Pope John Paul II (b. 1920)
“[Children] need time to stare at a wall, daydream over a picture book, make mud pies, kick a ball around, whistle a tune or play the kazoo—to do the things today’s adults had time to do when they were growing up.”
—Leslie Dreyfous (20th century)