Ballou

Ballou may refer to:

Places

United States

• Ballou, Illinois, an unincorporated community
• Ballou, Ohio, an unincorporated community
• Ballou, Oklahoma, a census-designated place
• Ballou, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Ballou High School in Washington, D.C.

Elsewhere

• Mount Ballou, Victoria Land, Antarctica
• Ballou, Senegal

People

In arts and media

Writers

• Addie L. Ballou (1837–1916), American suffragist, poet, artist, author and lecturer
• Ella Maria Ballou (1852-1937), American stenographer, reporter, essayist, and educator
• Emily Ballou, Australian-American poet, novelist and screenwriter
• Hosea Ballou (1771–1852), American clergyman and theological writer
• Joyce Ballou Gregorian (1946–1991), American author
• Mary Ballou (1809–1904), American memoirist
• Maturin Murray Ballou (1820–1895), writer and publisher

Musicians

• Dave Ballou, American musician
• Esther Ballou (1915–1973), American musician and composer
• Kurt Ballou (born 1974), American guitarist with the band Converge

In other arts

• Bud Ballou (1942–1977), American radio personality
• Michael Ballou, American artist
• Tyson Ballou (born 1976), fashion model

In education and academia

• Clinton Ballou (born 1923), American biochemist
• David Ballou, American chemist and professor
• Ella Maria Ballou (1852-1937), American stenographer, reporter, essayist, and educator
• Frank Ballou (1879–1955), American school administrator
• Hosea Ballou II (1796–1861), first president of Tufts University, grand-nephew of clergyman Hosea Ballou

In politics

• Addie L. Ballou (1837–1916), American suffragist, poet, artist, author and lecturer
• Adin Ballou (1803–1890), American pacifist
• Latimer Whipple Ballou (1812–1900), American politician
• Maude Ballou (1925-2009), American Civil Rights activist
• Phineas D. Ballou (1823–1877), American businessperson and politician
• Sidney M. Ballou (1870–1929), American judge
• Sullivan Ballou (1829–1861), American politician

In sport

• Adam Ballou (born 1992), American Paralympic soccer player
• Ballou Tabla (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
• Mike Ballou (born 1947), American football player
• Win Ballou (1897–1963), American Major League Baseball pitcher

Others

• Adin Ballou Underwood (1828–1888), American army officer
• Hosea Ballou (1771–1852), American clergyman and theological writer

Other uses

• The title character of Cat Ballou, a 1965 comedy western film
• Wally Ballou, a fictional recurring character created by the American comedy duo Bob and Ray

See also

• Ballouville, Connecticut
• Baloo, a main character in Rudyard Kipling's story collection The Jungle Book
• Palwankar Baloo (1876–1955), Indian cricketer