What is John Ball?
'''Jack''', '''Johnny''', or '''John Ball''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==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)]], 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 {{hndis|Ba