William Ball

William Ball may refer to:

• William Ball (MP) (fl. 1571), MP for Nottingham
• William Ball (astronomer) (1627–1690), English astronomer
• William Lee Ball (1781–1824), Virginia congressman
• William Ball (Shropshire Giant) (1795–1852), 40 stone iron puddler
• William Ball (Michigan politician) (1830–1902), Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, USA, 1889
• William Ball (footballer) (1886–1942), English footballer
• William Macmahon Ball (1901–1986), Australian academic and diplomat
• William Ball (skier) (1908–1979), Canadian skier and Olympic competitor
• William Bentley Ball (1916–1999), American constitutional lawyer
• William Ball (director) (1931–1991), American stage director
• William L. Ball (born 1948), American, former US Navy Secretary